Christian Blanc
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France
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politician
Politician
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He was a member of the Saint-Simon Foundation
Saint-Simon Foundation
The Saint-Simon Foundation was a French think tank created in 1982 by the historian François Furet. It gathered intellectuals and businessmen until its dissolving in 1999. It was a member of the The Hague Club international network of think-tanks...
think-tank. Blanc was elected
French legislative election, 2002
-12th Assembly by Parliamentary Group:...
to the National Assembly to represent the third district of Yvelines
Yvelines
Yvelines is a French department in the region of Île-de-France.-History:Yvelines was created from the western part of the defunct department of Seine-et-Oise on 1 January 1968 in accordance with a law passed on 10 January 1964 and a décret d'application from 26 February 1965.It gained the...
on 15 December 2002, replacing Anne-Marie Idrac
Anne-Marie Idrac
Anne-Marie Idrac is a French politician, member of the Nouveau Centre political party, was French Minister of State for foreign trade.- Biography :...
, who had stood down to on nomination to become president of the RATP. He was a member of the UDF
Union for French Democracy
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, and a supporter of the presidential candidacy of Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy
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in the 2007 presidential election
French presidential election, 2007
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and then member of the new Nouveau Centre.
On March 16, 2008, he failed in the French local elections to become the mayor of Le Chesnay
Le Chesnay
Le Chesnay is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris from the center-History:...
, a wealthy west suburb of Paris. Two days later, he was appointed Secretary of State of Région Capitale ("Great Paris"), a new position in the French Government of François Fillon
François Fillon
François Charles Armand Fillon is the Prime Minister of France. He was appointed to that office by President Nicolas Sarkozy on 17 May 2007. He served initially until 13 November 2010 when he resigned from being prime minister before a planned cabinet reshuffle.On 14 November 2010, Sarkozy...
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In June 2010, he is a part of the ministers involved in a series of scandals related to their lavish expenses deemed by the medias. The Canard Enchaîné reveals first that his tax position is subject to scrutiny by the tax, so usually the fiscal situation of Ministers shall be reviewed and corrected if necessary, upon taking office. Shortly after, he was criticized for making purchase in the budget of his department for € 12,000 cigars in ten months, it is finally resolved, at the direction of François Fillon, to be repaid in full. He announced his resignation from the government July 4, 2010.
Political career
Governmental functionsSecretary of State for the Development of the Capital Region: 2008-2010 (Resignation on 4 July 2010).
Electoral mandates
National Assembly of France
Member of the National Assembly of France for Yvelines
Yvelines
Yvelines is a French department in the region of Île-de-France.-History:Yvelines was created from the western part of the defunct department of Seine-et-Oise on 1 January 1968 in accordance with a law passed on 10 January 1964 and a décret d'application from 26 February 1965.It gained the...
: 2002-2008 (Became secretary of State in 2008) / And since 2010. Elected in 2002, reelected in 2007.
Municipal Council
Municipal councillor of Le Chesnay
Le Chesnay
Le Chesnay is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris from the center-History:...
: since 2008.
External links
- Scandalous Christian Blanc smoking cigares paid by the French http://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2010/06/17/l-ancien-chef-de-cabinet-de-christian-blanc-porte-plainte-pour-diffamation_1374703_823448.html