Benoist Apparu
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Benoist Apparu | |
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Minister Delegate for Housing | |
In office 23 June 2009 – 10 May 2012 | |
President | Nicolas Sarkozy |
Prime Minister | François Fillon |
Preceded by | Christine Boutin |
Succeeded by | Cécile Duflot |
Personal details | |
Born | University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne | 24 November 1969
Benoist Apparu (born 24 November 1969) is a French politician of
Early life and education
Benoist Apparu was born on 24 November 1969 in
Career
From 1994 to 1999, Apparu worked as a parliamentary assistant for Bruno Bourg-Broc .[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
Political positions
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
- ^ a b c "Liste Définitive des Députés Élu À L'issue des Deux Tours" (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Official website biography Archived September 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Alexandre Lemarié (February 1, 2013), Portrait de Franck Riester, cet UMP favorable au "mariage pour tous" Le Monde.