Charles de Courson
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Charles de Courson | |
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Member of the National Assembly for Marne's 5th constituency | |
Assumed office 2 April 1993 | |
Preceded by | Jean-Pierre Bouquet |
Mayor of Vanault-les-Dames | |
In office 15 January 1986 – 14 October 2017 | |
Preceded by | Aymard de Courson |
Succeeded by | Caroline Issenhuth |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles Amédée Simon du Buisson de Courson 2 April 1952 Paris, France |
Political party | LC-NC (2007–present) |
Other political affiliations | CDS (1986–1995) FD (1995–1998) UDF (1998–2007) UDI (2012–2017) |
Relations | Léonel de Moustier (grandfather) Louis-Michel le Peletier (ancestor) Elénor-François-Elie (ancestor) |
Alma mater | ESSEC Business School École nationale d'administration |
Occupation | Magistrate • Politician |
Charles Amédée Simon du Buisson de Courson (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl amede simɔ̃ dy bɥisɔ̃ də kuʁsɔ̃]; born 2 April 1952) is a member of the National Assembly of France[1] a former member of the Auditors Court and a former 'rapporteur', and current secretary of its Finance Commission.[2] He represents the 5th district of the Marne department in the National Assembly, and is a member of the Union of Democrats and Independents as part of the Centrists.
Amongst his many interventions, he has opposed same-sex marriage, and has denounced the "illusion of security at airports". In 2023, he led a vote of no confidence against the Government of Élisabeth Borne over proposals to raise the state pension age by executive decree.[3]
Through his mother, De Courson is a grandson of the politician and Resistance hero Léonel de Moustier, and a descendant of Louis-Michel le Peletier, marquis de Saint-Fargeau.[3]
References
- ^ "LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS" (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ Biography on the Assemblée Nationale website
- ^ a b MacArthur, John R. "Meet the aristocrat plotting Macron's downfall". Spectator. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- 1952 births
- Living people
- ESSEC Business School alumni
- École nationale d'administration alumni
- Politicians from Paris
- Centre of Social Democrats politicians
- Union for French Democracy politicians
- The Centrists politicians
- Union of Democrats and Independents politicians
- Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
- Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
- Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
- Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
- Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
- Members of Parliament for Marne
- Union of Democrats and Independents politician stubs