Thierry Mariani | |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 2 June 2019 | |
| Constituency | France |
| Minister in charge of Transport | |
| In office 14 November 2010 – 10 May 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | François Fillon |
| Preceded by | Dominique Bussereau |
| Succeeded by | Frédéric Cuvillier |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 10 May 2012 – 20 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Durieu |
| Succeeded by | Anne Genetet |
| Constituency | 4th of Vaucluse (2012) 11th for French residents overseas (2012–2017) |
| In office 2 April 1993 – 14 December 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Jean Gatel |
| Succeeded by | Paul Durieu |
| Constituency | 4th of Vaucluse |
| Mayor of Valréas | |
| In office 1989–2005 | |
| Preceded by | Jean Duffard |
| Succeeded by | Nadège Savajols |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 August 1958 Orange, France |
| Political party | National Rally (since 2019) |
| Other political affiliations | Union of Democrats for the Republic (1976) Rally for the Republic (1976–2002) Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015) The Republicans (2015–2019) |
Thierry Mariani (French pronunciation: [tjɛʁi maʁjani]; born 8 August 1958) is a French politician serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2019. He previously served as Minister in charge of Transport under the Minister of Ecology, Sustainable development, Transport and Housing from 2010 to 2012 (with the title of Secretary of State until 2011). A former member of The Republicans (LR), he has been an Independent since 2019.[1]
Mariani joined the National Rally (RN) list for the 2019 European Parliament election.[2] In the 2021 regional election, he led the party's list in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Although he was ahead in the polls for both the first and second round of voting, which would have made him the first president of a Regional Council affiliated with the National Rally, he placed second in the election's second round, losing to incumbent Renaud Muselier, caused by a low turnout rate induced by the Covid-19 pandemic and an election delay.
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- ^ "Ex-Sarkozy minister jumps conservative ship to join French far-right - Channel NewsAsia". www.channelnewsasia.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2019.