Patrick Hetzel
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Patrick Hetzel | |
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Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation | |
Assumed office 21 September 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Michel Barnier |
Preceded by | Sylvie Retailleau |
Member of the National Assembly for Bas-Rhin's 7th constituency | |
Assumed office 20 June 2012 | |
Preceded by | Émile Blessig |
Personal details | |
Born | Phalsbourg, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France | 2 July 1964
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | EM Strasbourg Business School |
Patrick Hetzel (born 2 July 1964) is a French politician of the Republicans (LR) who has been a member of the National Assembly since 2012. He represents Bas-Rhin's 7th constituency.[1]
Political career
[edit]In parliament, Hetzel has served as member of the Finance Committee (since 2016) and the Committee on Cultural Affairs and Education (2012–2016).[2] and the Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Choices (–2022).[3] In addition to his committee assignments, he is a member of the French-German Parliamentary Friendship Group.
Ahead of the 2022 presidential elections, Hetzel publicly declared his support for Michel Barnier as the Republicans’ candidate.[4] He was re-elected in the 2022 French legislative election.
Hetzel endorsed Christian Jacob as the party’s chairman in the run-up to the Republicans’ 2019 convention,[5] and later supported Bruno Retailleau’s candidacy to succeed Jacob in 2022.[6]
On 21 September 2024, Hetzel became Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, succeeding Sylvie Retailleau.
See also
[edit]- List of deputies of the 14th National Assembly of France
- List of deputies of the 15th National Assembly of France
- List of deputies of the 16th National Assembly of France
References
[edit]- ^ l'Intérieur, Ministère de. "Résultats des élections législatives 2017". French Legislative Elections 2017 (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-23.
- ^ Patrick Hetzel French National Assembly.
- ^ Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Choices (OPECST) Senate of France.
- ^ Emmanuel Galiero (1 October 2021), Présidentielle 2022 : Michel Barnier engrange le soutien de 51 parlementaires de droite Le Figaro.
- ^ La jeune garde des députés LR soutient Christian Jacob Le Journal du Dimanche, 7 July 2019.
- ^ Ludovic Vigogne (18 October 2022), Présidence de LR: qui soutient Ciotti, Pradié et Retailleau chez les députés L'Obs.
- 1964 births
- Living people
- People from Phalsbourg
- Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
- Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
- The Republicans (France) politicians
- 21st-century French politicians
- Union for a Popular Movement politician stubs
- Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
- Members of Parliament for Bas-Rhin