François Cornut-Gentille
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François Cornut-Gentille | |
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 Cornut-Gentille in 2017 | |
| Member of the National Assembly for Haute-Marne's 2nd constituency | |
| In office 2 April 1993 – 21 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Guy Chanfrault |
| Succeeded by | Laurence Robert-Dehault |
| Mayor of Saint-Dizier | |
| In office 19 June 1995 – 8 July 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Guy Chanfrault |
| Succeeded by | Élisabeth Robert-Dehault |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 May 1958 Saint-Mandé, France |
| Political party | Rally for the Republic (until 2002) Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015) The Republicans (2015–present) |
| Relatives | Bernard Cornut-Gentille (uncle) |
| Alma mater | Paris Nanterre University |
François Cornut-Gentille (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa kɔʁny ʒɑ̃tij]; born 22 May 1958) is a French politician who represented the 2nd constituency of the Haute-Marne department in the National Assembly from 1993 to 2022.[1] A member of The Republicans (LR), he was appointed the defence adviser to Prime Minister Michel Barnier in 2024.[2]
Political career
[edit]Cornut-Gentille is a nephew of civil servant and politician Bernard Cornut-Gentille (1909–1992), who served as a government minister under both the Fourth and Fifth Republic, France's ambassador to the United Nations, as well as Mayor of Cannes.
He was first elected to the National Assembly in the 2nd constituency of Haute-Marne in the 1993 legislative election as a member of the Rally for the Republic, defeating Guy Chanfrault of the Socialist Party, whom he also succeeded as Mayor of Saint-Dizier in 1995. He held the mayorship of Saint-Dizier until his resignation in 2017, but continued to serve in its municipal council, to which he was first elected in 1989, being reelected in 2020.[2]
In the 2007 legislative election, Cornut-Gentille was reelected to a fourth term in the first round, with 56.3% of the vote.
In Parliament, he served on several committees: the Production and Exchanges Committee (1993–1997), Cultural, Familial and Social Affairs Committee (1993, 1997–2000), Defence and Armed Forces Committee (2000–2004, 2007–2012) and Finance, General Economy and Budgetary Control Committee (2004–2007, 2012–2022).[3] From the 2017 election, he served as one of the eleven deputy chairpersons of The Republicans' parliamentary group, under the leadership of chairman Christian Jacob.
In the 2022 legislative election, he was defeated by National Rally candidate Laurence Robert-Dehault, earning 48.3% of the second-round vote.[4]
In 2024, he was appointed the defence adviser to newly-appointed Prime Minister Michel Barnier.[2]
Political positions
[edit]In The Republicans' 2016 presidential primaries, Cornut-Gentille endorsed Alain Juppé as the party's candidate for President of France.[5] In The Republicans' 2017 leadership election, he endorsed Laurent Wauquiez.[6] Ahead of the 2022 presidential election, he publicly declared his support for Michel Barnier as the party's candidate at the 2021 The Republicans congress.[7][8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS" (in French). National Assembly. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ a b c "L'ex-député LR François Cornut-Gentille rejoint le cabinet du Premier ministre". france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ François Cornut-Gentille, National Assembly (in French).
- ^ "Les archives des élections en France 2022". www.archives-resultats-elections.interieur.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-21.
- ^ Ludovic Vigogne (20 April 2016), Bataillons: Primaire à droite: la liste des premiers soutiens parlementaires, L'Opinion (in French).
- ^ Ludovic Vigogne (11 October 2017), La liste des 136 parrains de Laurent Wauquiez, L'Opinion (in French).
- ^ Emmanuel Galiero (1 October 2021), Présidentielle 2022 : Michel Barnier engrange le soutien de 51 parlementaires de droite, Le Figaro (in French).
- ^ Clea Caulcutt and Pauline de Saint Remy (5 October 2021), Michel Barnier’s French presidential bid gets fresh legs, Politico Europe.
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- 1958 births
- Living people
- People from Saint-Mandé
- People from Saint-Dizier
- Paris Nanterre University alumni
- 20th-century French politicians
- Rally for the Republic politicians
- Union for a Popular Movement politicians
- The Republicans (France) politicians
- Mayors of places in Grand Est
- Deputies of the 10th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
- Deputies of the 11th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
- 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
- Members of Parliament for Haute-Marne
- French city councillors