Yoann Gillet
Yoann Gillet | |
|---|---|
| Assumed office 22 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Françoise Dumas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 August 1986 Rennes, France |
| Political party | National Rally (2007–) |
| Other political affiliations | Union for a Popular Movement (before 2007) |
| Occupation | Civil servant, politician |
Yoann Gillet (born 29 August 1986 in
Member of the National Assembly for Gard's 1st constituency during the 2022 French legislative election
.
Biography
Gillet grew up in
French National Front (now National Rally) the following year.[3]
After moving to Gard he worked for Julien Sanchez's mayoral campaign and was elected as a municipal councilor for the RN in Nîmes in 2014. In 2015, he was elected as a regional councilor in Occitanie and became the party secretary and leader for the RN in the region. In 2020, he stood for mayor of Nîmes and finished in second place.[4]
During the
LREM candidate Françoise Dumas
. He stood in the same constituency in the 2022 election and was successful at winning the seat.
In 2022, Gillet was appointed head of the RN federation in Gard after Gilbert Collard left the party.[5]
In 2019, Gillet was a victim of physical assault by two men. According to Gillet's statement, the attackers had presented themselves as members of
ANTIFA and had given him insults and death threats while he was sitting at an outside table at a bar before returning to physically attack him, including burning a cigarette against his face. The police indicated that the men were not found to belong to any group but were charged with aggravated assault and for assaulting six other people along with two other suspects. The attack was condemned by Secretary of State Marlène Schiappa.[6]
References
- ^ "Mr Yoann Gillet". Retrieved 2022-06-22.
- ^ "Caen : les querelles de personnes ressortent sur la Toile". www.nouvelobs.com.
- ^ "L'INVITÉ DE LA RÉDAC' Personnalité et politique : Yoann Gillet face à Objectif Gard". Objectif Gard. March 20, 2015.
- ^ "Gard : Yoann Gillet nouveau responsable départemental du FN". midilibre.fr.
- ^ "LÉGISLATIVES Yoann Gillet (RN) repart sur la 1ère circonscription, Julien Sanchez suppléant". objectifgard.com. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "Aggression of an elected RN in Nîmes, two new indictments". Archived from the original on 2019-11-03. Retrieved 2022-06-22.