Bernard Brochand is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the 8th constituency

Alpes Maritimes' 8th constituency

The 8th constituency of Alpes-Maritimes is a French legislative constituency represented in the XIIIth legislature by Bernard Brochand of the Union for a Popular Movement . It contains the town and surrounding areas of Cannes.-2007:...

 of the Alpes-Maritimes department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement

Union for a Popular Movement

The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right political party in France, and one of the two major contemporary political parties in the country along with the center-left Socialist Party...

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Professional life

His career began at Procter & Gamble, before rising to be the head of Eurocom in 1975, and DDB International publicity agency in 1989.

His lifelong passion for sport, and especially football lead to his joining the administration council of Paris Saint-Germain F.C. in 1971, and becoming the President of the club association at the end of the 1990s.

Political life

He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement

Union for a Popular Movement

The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right political party in France, and one of the two major contemporary political parties in the country along with the center-left Socialist Party...

(UMP) group in the National Assembly. In 2004, he co-signed a proposition to re-establish the death penalty for acts of terrorism.