Emeric Salmon (born 26 November, 1973) is a French politician of the National Rally and a member of the National Assembly for Haute-Saône's 2nd constituency since 2022.

Emeric Salmon
Member of the National Assembly
for Haute-Saône's 2nd constituency
Assumed office
22 June 2022
Preceded byChristophe Lejeune
Personal details
Born (1973-11-26) 26 November 1973 (age 51)
Vannes, France
Political partyNational Rally
Alma materUniversity of Rennes I
OccupationSoftware developer, politician

Biography

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Salmon was born in Vannes in 1973 to a family of six children. His father was an architect. Salmon studied computer science at the University of Rennes I and worked as a software developer.[1]

He became active in politics as a teenager when he voted No in the 1992 French Maastricht Treaty referendum.[1] He joined the National Front (now National Rally) in 2004 and served as a regional councilor in Brittany from 2015 to 2021.[2]

During the 2017 French legislative election he contested Ille-et-Vilaine's 1st constituency but was eliminated in the first round. During the 2022 French legislative election he was selected to run in Haute-Saône's 2nd constituency for the National Rally and defeated Christophe Lejeune.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Yann-Armel Huet (3 May 2019). "Municipales à Rennes. Qui est Emeric Salmon, candidat du Rassemblement national". ouest-france.fr..
  2. ^ Patricia Louis (14 June 2022). "Candidat RN dans la deuxième circonscription de Haute-Saône, Emeric Salmon, l'homme de l'Ouest à la conquête de l'Est". estrepublicain.fr.
  3. ^ Guillaume Minaux (12 June 2022). "Deuxième circonscription de Haute-Saône : Christophe Lejeune (Ensemble !) face à Emeric Salmon (RN)". estrepublicain.fr.