Christophe Plassard (born November 19, 1967, in La Garenne-Colombes (Hauts-de-Seine)) is a French politician. He was elected Member of Parliament in 2022 as part of the Ensemble coalition.[1]
Christophe Plassard | |
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| Member of the National Assembly for Charente-Maritime's 5th constituency | |
| Assumed office June 22, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Didier Quentin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 November 1967 La Garenne-Colombes, France |
| Political party | Union for a Popular Movement Horizons |
Early life and career edit
Plassard spent his childhood in the Paris suburbs. He then left the Paris region for Royan, where he settled. He runs a business specializing in corporate advertising.[1] For 15 years, he was a member of the Centre de jeunes Dirigeants du Poitou, of which he was also president.[2] He was then co-president of the Club d'Entreprises de Royan and vice-president of the Conseil Économique Social et Environnemental Régional Nouvelle-Aquitaine.[2]
Political career edit
Politically, Plassard first joined the Union for a Popular Movement and became part of the Joppéist movement. He ran for mayor of Royan in 2008 and 2010 (partial municipal election), but failed both times.[1][2] He joined the ranks of Emmanuel Macron's party and became an opposition municipal councillor in Royan in 2020.[1][2] Initially a member of Franck Riester's Agir party, he later joined Édouard Philippe's Horizons party.[3][4]
Member of the National Assembly, 2022–present edit
Designated by Horizons as part of the Ensemble coalition in the fifth constituency of Charente-Maritime for the 2022 legislative elections, with Vanessa Parent, councillor for Oléron,[1] as deputy. He came second in the first round, with 23.83%, behind candidate Séverine Werbrouck of the Rassemblement National.[1] Édouard Philippe supported him between the two rounds.[5] Plassard won the second round with 51.74% of the votes cast against the Rassemblement National candidate.[1] In this traditional right-wing bastion, he succeeds Didier Quentin (LR), who was eliminated in the first round.[1][5]
In parliament, Plassard has since been serving on the Finance Committee and the Committee on European Affairs.[6]
In addition to his committee assignments, Plassard has been a member of the French Parliamentary Friendship Groups with the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates and Greece.[7] He has also been part of the French delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Législatives : Christophe Plassard élu, qui est le député de la 5e circonscription de la Charente-Maritime". France Bleu (in French). 19 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Quand d'anciens adhérents du CJD se présentent aux élections législatives". Dirigeants (in French). 8 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "Charente-Maritime : Christophe Plassard élu comme nouveau député de Royan – Oléron". Ouest-France (in French). 19 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "Assemblée nationale : en Charente-Maritime, la victoire du primo-député Christophe Plassard". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ^ a b "Législatives en Charente-Maritime : Édouard Philippe est venu apporter son soutien à Christophe Plassard". Ouest-France (in French). 17 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
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