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Benoist Apparu

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Benoist Apparu
Benoist Apparu in 2014
Mayor of Châlons-en-Champagne
Assumed office
5 April 2014
Preceded byBruno Bourg-Roc
Member of the National Assembly
for Marne's 4th constituency
In office
17 June 2012 – 20 June 2017
Preceded byBruno Bourg-Roc
Succeeded byLise Magnier
In office
20 June 2007 – 23 July 2009
Preceded byBruno Bourg-Roc
Succeeded byBruno Bourg-Roc
Minister Delegate for Housing
In office
23 June 2009 – 10 May 2012
PresidentNicolas Sarkozy
Prime MinisterFrançois Fillon
Preceded byChristine Boutin
Succeeded byCécile Duflot
Personal details
Born (1969-11-24) 24 November 1969 (age 55)
Toulouse, France
Political partyThe Republicans (until 2017)
Alma materUniversity of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Benoist Apparu (born 24 November 1969) is a French politician of The Republicans who served as Secretary of State for Housing under the Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, in the François Fillon III government, and a member of the National Assembly of France. He represented the Marne department,[1]

Early life and education

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Benoist Apparu was born on 24 November 1969 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France.[1][2] He holds a Master's degree in international law from University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne.[2]

Career

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From 1994 to 1999, Apparu worked as a parliamentary assistant for Bruno Bourg-Broc [fr].[2] In 1996, he was elected as national representative for the young wing of the Rally for the Republic.[2] From 1999 to 2002, he worked in the private sector.[2] In 2001, he served as Deputy-Mayor of Châlons-en-Champagne for Youth and Communication, then for Housing in 2008, as Bruno Bourg-Broc was re-elected.[2] He then worked as Chief of Staff for Xavier Darcos, and for Catherine Vautrin.[2]

In 2007, Apparu was elected as a member of the National Assembly of France.[1][2] His deputy is Bruno Bourg-Broc.[2] On 23 June 2009 he was named Secretary of State for Housing and City in the François Fillon government, under the responsibility of Jean-Louis Borloo, Minister of the Environment.[2] He was succeeded as MP by Lise Magnier.

Political positions

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In January 2013, Apparu was one of the two UMP deputies, along with Franck Riester, to publicly declare his support and vote for a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in France which had been proposed by the government of Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Liste Définitive des Députés Élu À L'issue des Deux Tours" (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Official website biography Archived September 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Alexandre Lemarié (February 1, 2013), Portrait de Franck Riester, cet UMP favorable au "mariage pour tous" Le Monde.