Thierry Repentin

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Thierry Repentin
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Secretary of State for European Affairs
In office
2012–2013
PresidentFrançois Hollande
Prime MinisterJean-Marc Ayrault
Preceded byBernard Cazeneuve
Succeeded byHarlem Désir
Mayor of Chambéry
Assumed office
4 July 2020
Preceded byMichel Dantin
Personal details
Born (1963-04-05) 5 April 1963 (age 58)
Saint-Jean-de-la-Porte, France
NationalityFrench
Political partySocialist Party
Alma materSciences Po Grenoble

Thierry Repentin (born 5 April 1963) is a French politician. He first served as the Junior Minister for Vocational Training and Apprenticeship and then as Secretary of State for European Affairs in the Jean Marc Ayrault II government from 2013 to 2014. In addition, he has been the mayor of Chambéry since 2020.

Biography[]

Early life[]

Thierry Repentin was born on April 5, 1963 in Saint-Jean-de-la-Porte.[1][2] He was educated in Chambéry and graduated from the Grenoble Institute of Political Studies in Grenoble.[2]

Career[]

He worked as a parliamentary assistant to Jean-Pierre Cot.[2] He then worked as an assistant to Louis Besson when he was Mayor of Chambéry and later when he was Secretary of Housing under Lionel Jospin from 1997 to 2001.[2]

From 1995 to 2001, he served as Deputy Mayor of Chambéry.[2] Since 2008, he has served as Deputy Mayor of Sonnaz.[2]

He served as a member of the Senate of France, representing the Savoie department, from September 26, 2004 to July 21, 2012.[1] He is a member of the Socialist Party.[1] He served as the Minister for European Affairs from 2013 to 2014.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Senate webpage
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Official website: Biography
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