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Michel Herbillon

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Michel Herbillon
Member of the National Assembly
for Val-de-Marne's 8th constituency
Assumed office
12 June 1997
Preceded byAlain Griotteray
Mayor of Maisons-Alfort
In office
23 May 1992 – 2 July 2017
Preceded byRené Nectoux
Succeeded byOlivier Capitanio
Personal details
Born (1951-03-06) 6 March 1951 (age 73)
Saint-Mandé, France
Political partyThe Republicans (2015–present)
Other political
affiliations
Republican Party/Union for French Democracy (until 1997)
Liberal Democracy (1997–2002)
Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015)

Michel Herbillon (born 6 March 1951) is a French politician who has represented the 8th constituency of the Val-de-Marne department in the National Assembly since 1997.[1]

A member of The Republicans (LR), formerly the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), he previously held a seat in the General Council of Val-de-Marne from 1989 to 1998, elected in the canton of Maisons-Alfort-Sud, as well as the mayorship of Maisons-Alfort from 1992 until 2017.

Political career

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In Parliament, Herbillon serves on the Committee on Foreign Affairs, of which he holds a vice presidency since 2017, as well as on the Committee on European Affairs.[2] In addition to his committee assignments, he is part of the French-Cambodian Parliamentary Friendship Group. Since 2019, he has also been a member of the French delegation to the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly.

Political positions

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In The Republicans' 2016 presidential primary, Herbillon endorsed Jean-François Copé as the party's candidate for the office of President of France.[3] In The Republicans' 2017 leadership election, he endorsed Laurent Wauquiez.[4]

In July 2019, Herbillon voted against the French ratification of the European Union's Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[5]

Personal life

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On 15 March 2020, Herbillon tested positive for COVID-19.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS" (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
  2. ^ Michel Herbillon, French National Assembly (in French).
  3. ^ Judith Waintraub (7 May 2016), [Jean-François Copé se qualifie pour la primaire à droite], Le Figaro.
  4. ^ Ludovic Vigogne (11 October 2017), La liste des 136 parrains de Laurent Wauquiez, L'Opinion.
  5. ^ Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés, Le Monde.
  6. ^ "Maisons-Alfort : le député LR Michel Herbillon positif au Coronavirus". leparisien.fr (in French). 15 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.