Hervé Morin
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Hervé Morin | |
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Minister of Defence | |
In office 18 May 2007 – 14 November 2010 | |
President | Nicolas Sarkozy |
Prime Minister | François Fillon |
Preceded by | Michèle Alliot-Marie |
Succeeded by | Alain Juppé (Defence and Veterans Affairs) |
Personal details | |
Born | Panthéon-Assas University Sciences Po | 17 August 1961
Hervé Morin (French pronunciation:
Political career
Member of the National Assembly
Morin was first elected as a representative to the
After the creation of the
Minister of Defence
Following the
In 2009, Morin rejected requests by
After France had long refused to officially recognise a link between its testing of nuclear bombs in the Pacific Ocean and health complaints reported by both military and civilian staff involved in the tests, Morin announced in 2009 that the government would compensate victims of past nuclear tests and has earmarked an initial 10 million euros to do so.[5]
When Pierre Siramy, a former deputy director of
Later career
On 27 November 2011, Morin officially announced his intention to run for the 2012 French presidential election.[7] At the time of the announcement, he had the support of about 20 deputies, senators and European parliamentarians, and polls saw him winning only between 1-2 percent of the vote.[8] During his campaign he claimed to have been present at the allied invasion of Normandy (1944), although he was not born until 1961.[9] On 16 February 2012, he withdrew his candidacy and gave support to Nicolas Sarkozy.[10]
In 2013,
In the Republicans' 2016 primaries, Morin endorsed Bruno Le Maire as the center-right parties joint candidate for the 2017 French presidential election;[12] after Le Maire was eliminated in the first round, Morin supported François Fillon.[13] Shortly after, he left the UDI.[14]
Ahead of the 2022 presidential elections, Morin publicly declared his support for Valérie Pécresse as the Republicans’ candidate.[15]
Overview
Governmental functions
Minister of Defence : 2007–2010
Electoral mandates
National Assembly of France
Member of the
General Council
General councillor of Eure : 1992–2004 / 2011-2014 (Resignation). Reelected in 1998 and 2011.
Regional Council
Regional councillor and President of Normandy, elected in Eure constituency : Since 2016.
Regional councillor of
Municipal Council
Mayor of
Municipal councillor of
Community of communes Council
President of the Communauté de communes of Canton de Cormeilles : Since 2001. Reelected in 2008, 2014.
Member of the Communauté de communes of Canton de Cormeilles : Since 2001. Reelected in 2008, 2014.
Other activities
- Bpifrance, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2016)
References
- ^ Pascal Fletcher (6 February 2008), French defence minister flies to Chadian capital Reuters.
- ^ France to cut troop levels in Ivory Coast International Herald Tribune, 28 January 2009.
- ^ Sophie Hardach and Francois Murphy (21 January 2009), France unwilling to send more troops to Afghanistan Reuters.
- ^ David Morgan and Andrew Gray (3 March 2009), France's Morin favors NATO Afghan withdrawal date Reuters.
- ^ Estelle Shirbon (24 March 2009), France to compensate victims of nuclear testing Reuters.
- New York Times.
- ^ "Hervé Morin made official his candidacy for the presidential election". Le Monde (in French). 27 November 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ^ Daniel Flynn (27 November 2011), French centrist Morin says to run in 2012 election Reuters.
- ^ Samuel, Henry (25 January 2012). "'Time travelling' French presidential candidate ridiculed for Normandy claims". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012.
- ^ Lefigaro.fr
- ^ L'UDI de Borloo se dote d'un contre-gouvernement L'Express, 15 June 2013.
- ^ Martine Chevalet (4 October 2016), Primaire à droite : Hervé Morin choisit Bruno Le Maire Le Parisien.
- ^ Caroline Vigoureux (22 November 2016), Hervé Morin: «J’ai décidé de soutenir François Fillon» L'Opinion.
- ^ Christophe Forcari (30 November 2016), Hervé Morin largue l'UDI Libération.
- ^ Présidentielle: Hervé Morin apporte son soutien à Valérie Pécresse Le Point, 2 September 2021.