Arnaud Danjean | |
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Member of the European Parliament | |
In office 14 July 2009 – 15 July 2024 | |
Constituency | East France (2009–2019) France (2019–2024) |
Personal details | |
Born | Louhans, France | 11 February 1971
Political party | Rally for the Republic (1991–2002) Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015) The Republicans (2015–present) |
Alma mater | Sciences Po |
Arnaud Danjean (French pronunciation: [aʁno dɑ̃ʒɑ̃]; born 11 February 1971) is a French politician and former civil servant who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2009 to 2024. A member of The Republicans (LR), he was also elected a member of the Regional Council of Burgundy in 2010. He was elected to the newly-created Regional Council of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in 2015, holding a seat until his resignation in 2017.
In the European Parliament, Danjean represented France's East constituency until 2019, when he was reelected for a third term in the newly-reestablished nationwide constituency. He chaired the European Parliament Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE) from 2009 to 2014,[1] a subcommittee of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET). As member of LR, Danjean was a member of the European People's Party Group (EPP Group).
In 2024, Danjean was appointed a special adviser to Prime Minister Michel Barnier.[2]