Philippe de Villiers

Philippe de Villiers
De Villiers in 2009
President of the Movement for France
In office
20 November 1994 – 28 June 2018
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Member of the European Parliament
In office
20 July 2004 – 30 June 2014
ConstituencyWest France
In office
20 July 1999 – 16 December 1999
ConstituencyFrance
In office
19 July 1994 – 15 June 1997
ConstituencyFrance
President of the General Council of Vendée
In office
3 October 1988 – 31 October 2010
Preceded byMichel Crucis
Succeeded byBruno Retailleau
Member of the National Assembly
for Vendée
In office
12 June 1997 – 19 July 2004
Preceded byBruno Retailleau
Succeeded byVéronique Besse
Constituency4th
In office
23 June 1988 – 24 October 1994
Preceded byProportional representation
Succeeded byBruno Retailleau
Constituency4th
In office
2 June 1987 – 14 May 1988
Preceded byVincent Ansquer
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyAt-large
Secretary of State for Culture
In office
20 March 1986 – 25 June 1987
Prime MinisterJacques Chirac
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born (1949-03-25) 25 March 1949 (age 75)
Boulogne, France
Political partyReconquête (2021–present)[1]
Other political
affiliations
Republican Party (1985–1994)
Movement for France (1994–2018)
SpouseDominique du Buor de Villeneuve
Children7
RelativesPierre de Villiers (brother)
Alma materUniversity of Nantes
Sciences Po
École nationale d'administration

Philippe Marie Jean Joseph Le Jolis de Villiers de Saintignon, known as Philippe de Villiers (French: [filip vilje]; born 25 March 1949), is a French entrepreneur, politician and novelist.[2] He is the founder of the Puy du Fou theme park in Vendée, which is centred around the history of France. Appointed Secretary of State for Culture in 1986 by President François Mitterrand, de Villiers entered the National Assembly the following year and the European Parliament in 1994.

After leaving the Republican Party (PR) to found the Movement for France (MPF), he was its nominee in the 1995 and 2007 presidential elections.[3] He received 4.74% of the vote the first time, placing seventh; he won 2.23% of the vote twelve years later, putting him in sixth place. De Villiers has been internationally notable for his criticism of mass immigration and Islam in France, as well as his ardent support of the French way of life. His brother, General Pierre de Villiers, served as Chief of the Defence Staff from 2014 to 2017.

  1. ^ @Reconquete_Z (11 December 2021). "Philippe de Villiers (@PhdeVilliers) rejoint officiellement le parti #Reconquete d'Éric Zemmour ! L'homme politique…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Your MEPs:Philippe de VILLIERS. European Parliament:Main Website. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
  3. ^ 2007 French Presidential Elections The Washington Post