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Sébastien Huyghe (born 25 October 1969) is a French politician and member of the Republicans who served as a member of the National Assembly of France from 2002 to 2022,[1] representing the Nord department.
Sébastien Huyghe | |
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| Member of the National Assembly for Nord's 5th constituency | |
| In office 21 June 2002 – June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Martine Aubry |
| Succeeded by | Victor Catteau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 October 1969 Béthune, France |
| Political party | The Republicans |
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| Alma mater | University of Lille |
Political career
editHuyghe joined the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) in 2002, which later changed its name in The Republicans.
From 2014 until 2016, Huyghe served as party spokesperson under the leadership of its chairman Nicolas Sarkozy, alongside Isabelle Le Callennec (2014-2015) and Lydia Guirous (2015-2016).[2] In the Republicans’ 2016 presidential primaries, he endorsed Sarkozy as the party's candidate for the office of President of France.[3]
In the Republicans’ 2017 leadership election, Huyghe endorsed Laurent Wauquiez.[4]
In parliament, Huyghe serves on the Committee on Legal Affairs. In addition to his committee assignments, he is part of the French-Argentinian Parliamentary Friendship Group.[5]
He lost his seat in the first round of the 2022 French legislative election.[6]
References
edit- ^ "LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS" (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
- ^ Arthur Berdah (June 2, 2015), « NKM et Wauquiez confirmés dans le nouvel organigramme des Républicains », Le Figaro.
- ^ Ludovic Vigogne (April 20, 2016), Bataillons: Primaire à droite: la liste des premiers soutiens parlementaires L'Opinion.
- ^ Ludovic Vigogne (October 11, 2017), La liste des 136 parrains de Laurent Wauquiez L'Opinion.
- ^ Sébastien Huyghe French National Assembly.
- ^ "5e circonscription: Sébastien Huyghe, battu, ne choisira pas «entre la peste et le choléra»". La Voix du Nord (in French). 2022-06-12. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
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