Jean-Paul Garraud (born 27 February 1956) is a French politician serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2019. A cofounder of The Popular Right, he is former member of the National Assembly, where he represented the 10th constituency of Gironde from 2002 to 2012.[1]
Jean-Paul Garraud | |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2019 | |
| Constituency | France |
| Member of the Regional Council of Occitania | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2021 | |
| President | Carole Delga |
| Member of the National Assembly for Gironde's 10th constituency | |
| In office 19 June 2002 – 19 June 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Gilbert Mitterrand |
| Succeeded by | Florent Boudié |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 February 1956 Toulouse, France |
| Political party | National Rally (since 2021) The Republicans (2015-19) |
| Alma mater | French National School for the Judiciary |
| Profession | Magistrate |
A magistrate by occupation, he was a member of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) from 2002, later The Republicans (LR). Since 2019, he has been an Independent. In the 2019 European Parliament election, he was elected on the National Rally (RN) list along with other Independents, most notably Thierry Mariani. In 2021, Marine Le Pen announced she would appoint Garraud as Minister of Justice were she to win the 2022 presidential election.[2] He was re-elected to the European Parliament in 2024.[3]
Garraud will lead the RN list in the 2021 regional election in Occitania; he received support from two influential politicians in the region for the list's leadership: Perpignan Mayor Louis Aliot and Béziers Mayor Robert Ménard.[4]
References
edit- ^ "LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS" (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
- ^ "Jean-Paul Garraud, un ministre de la Justice pour Marine Le Pen", L'Opinion (in French), 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Européennes 2024 : qui sont les 81 députés français élus au Parlement ?". Le Monde.fr (in French). 10 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Régionales: le RN investit l'ancien LR Jean-Paul Garraud en Occitanie", Le Point (in French), 23 February 2021.