Philippe Bas

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Philippe Bas
Bas in 2012
Member of the French Senate for Manche
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 October 2011
Preceded by	Jean-François Le Grand
President of the Departemental Council of Manche
In office 2 April 2015 – 9 october 2017
Preceded by	Jean-François Le Grand
Succeeded by	Marc Lefèvre
Chief of Staff of President of France
In office 2002–2005
President	Jacques Chirac
Preceded by	Dominique de Villepin
Succeeded by	Frédéric Salat-Baroux
Personal details
Born	(1958-07-20) 20 July 1958 (age 63) Paris, France
Nationality	French
Political party	The Republicans
Alma mater	Sciences Po, ÉNA

Philippe Bas (born 20 July 1958) is a French politician, member of the French Senate representing the department of Manche.^[1]

He was appointed general secretary of the Élysée Palace from 2002 to 2005. Since 2014, he is the president of the Commission des Lois in the French Senate. Between July 2018 and February 2019, he was the president of the Senate commission which investigated the Benalla affair, chiefly on the organization of the French presidency about security subjects.^[2]

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