Jean-Michel Jacques (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃miʃɛl ʒak]; born 29 February 1968) is a French politician who has represented the 6th constituency of the Morbihan department in the National Assembly since 2017. A member of Renaissance (RE, formerly La République En Marche!), he has presided over the National Assembly National Defence and Armed Forces Committee since 2024. Jacques is a former military nurse with French Navy special forces, under the Special Operations Command.
Jean-Michel Jacques | |
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 Jacques in Hennebont, 2022 | |
| Member of the National Assembly for Morbihan's 6th constituency | |
| Assumed office 21 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Philippe Noguès |
| Mayor of Brandérion | |
| In office 28 March 2014 – 10 July 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Hubert de Lageneste |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Yves Carrio |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 February 1968 Metz, France |
| Political party | Renaissance |
| Occupation | Military nurse |
Early life and career
editBorn in 1968 in Metz, Jacques grew up in Hagondange, a small town nearby, in Moselle. In 1988, at 18 years-old, he joined the French Navy; he specialised in military nursing, later passing selection for the Commandos Marine, the Special Operation Forces of the Navy.[1] Jacques served for a total of 23 years with the Navy, also being a volunteer firefighter in Morbihan.
Following his retirement from the Navy, he kept working as a nurse. From 2014 to 2017, he held the mayorship of Brandérion, a small town northeast of Lorient, as a political independent.
In the 2017 legislative election, Jacques was elected to the National Assembly as a member of La République En Marche! in the 6th constituency of Morbihan.[2] He was reelected in 2022 and 2024.
As a parliamentarian Jacques took office as deputy-president of the National Assembly Committee on National Defence and the Armed Forces, a member of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly,[3] as well as presided over the "Major crisis and risks management" study group.[4]
On 20 July 2024, he was elected president of the Committee on National Defence and the Armed Forces, succeeding Thomas Gassilloud.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Retrouvez mon portrait dans le Mensuel du Morbihan - Député Jean-Michel Jacques". Député Jean-Michel Jacques (in French). 5 October 2018. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Elections législatives 2017". Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ Assemblée nationale. "M. Jean-Michel Jacques - Morbihan (6e circonscription) - Assemblée nationale". www2.assemblee-nationale.fr (in French). Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ Assemblée nationale. "Composition du groupe d'études : crises et risques majeurs au 9 octobre 2018 - 15ème législature - Assemblée nationale". www2.assemblee-nationale.fr (in French). Retrieved 9 October 2018.