Claude de Ganay (born 5 September 1953) is a French politician representing The Republicans. He was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing Loiret's 3rd constituency.[1]

Claude de Ganay
Member of the National Assembly
for Loiret's 3rd constituency
In office
20 June 2012 – 22 June 2022
Preceded byJean-Louis Bernard
Succeeded byMathilde Paris
Personal details
Born (1953-09-05) 5 September 1953 (age 71)
Paris, France
Political partyThe Republicans

Political career

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In parliament, De Ganay serves on the Defence Committee. In addition to his committee assignments, he is a member of the French-Mauritanian Parliamentary Friendship Group.[2] In the Republicans' 2016 presidential primaries, De Ganay endorsed Bruno Le Maire as the party's candidate for the office of President of France.[3] Ahead of the 2022 presidential elections, he publicly declared his support for Michel Barnier as the Republicans’ candidate.[4]

He lost his seat in the first round of the 2022 French legislative election.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Elections législatives 2017". Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. ^ Claude de Ganay French National Assembly.
  3. ^ Ludovic Vigogne (20 April 2016), Bataillons: Primaire à droite: la liste des premiers soutiens parlementaires L'Opinion.
  4. ^ Emmanuel Galiero (1 October 2021), Présidentielle 2022 : Michel Barnier engrange le soutien de 51 parlementaires de droite Le Figaro.
  5. ^ France, Centre (12 June 2022). "Législatives - Le député sortant Claude de Ganay battu à Gien, les LR balayés dès le premier tour dans le Loiret". www.larep.fr. Retrieved 17 June 2022.