Jean-Louis Debré
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Jean-Louis Debré is a conservative French political figure. He was President of the National Assembly of France from 2002 to 2007 and has been President of the Constitutional Council
since 2007.
. The son of former Prime Minister Michel Debré
and the brother of politician Bernard Debré
, he was member of the Neo-Gaullist party Rally for the Republic
(RPR) then of the Union for a Popular Movement
(UMP).
Jean-Louis Debré, outside of politics, is a career judge.
Debré was first elected to the National Assembly in the 1986 parliamentary election
; he was re-elected in 1988, 1993, 1997, and 2002 as a deputy from the first constituency of Eure
. He was Minister of the Interior
in Alain Juppé
's governments (1995–1997), and has been criticized for having allowed the armed Corsican clandestine press conference, and was responsible for the controversial evacuation of Saint-Bernard church in Paris, which was occupied by illegal immigrants
(so called sans-papiers) on hunger strike
s.
He was elected as Mayor of Evreux
in 2001, serving in that post until 2007.
He was leader of the RPR group in the National Assembly from 1997 to 2002 and then President of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2007. Faithful to President Chirac, he frequently criticized UMP leader Nicolas Sarkozy
. He resigned as President of the National Assembly three months before the end of his tenure after he was appointed as President of the Constitutional Council by Chirac on 22 February 2007. He replaced Pierre Mazeaud
in the latter position.
: Since 2007.
Governmental function
Minister of Interior : 1995–1997.
Electoral mandates
National Assembly of France
President of the National Assembly of France : 2002–2007 (Resignation, became President of the Constitutional Council of France
in 2007).
President of the Rally for the Republic
Group in the National Assembly : 1997–2002. Elected in 1997.
Member of the National Assembly of France for Eure
(1st constituency) : 1986–1995 (Became minister in 1995) / 1997–2007 (Resignation became President of the Constitutional Council of France
in 2007). Elected in 1986, reelected in 1988, 1993, 1997, 2002.
General Council
Vice-president of the General Council of Eure
: 1998–2001 (Resignation).
General councillor of Eure
: 1992–2001 (Resignation). Reelected in 1998.
Municipal Council
Mayor of Evreux
: 2001–2007 (Resignation).
Municipal councillor of Evreux
: 1989–1995 / 2001–2007 (Resignation).
Deputy-mayor of Paris : 1995–1997 (Resignation).
Councillor of Paris : 1995–1997 (Resignation).
Agglomeration community Council
President of the Agglomeration community of Évreux : 2001–2007. (Resignation).
Member of the Agglomeration community of Évreux : 2001–2007. (Resignation).
Political functions
Spokesman of the Rally for the Republic
: 1993–1995.
Constitutional Council of France
The Constitutional Council is the highest constitutional authority in France. It was established by the Constitution of the Fifth Republic on 4 October 1958, and its duty is to ensure that the principles and rules of the constitution are upheld.Its main activity is to rule on whether proposed...
since 2007.
Biography
Debré was born in ToulouseToulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
. The son of former Prime Minister Michel Debré
Michel Debré
Michel Jean-Pierre Debré was a French Gaullist politician. He is considered the "father" of the current Constitution of France, and was the first Prime Minister of the Fifth Republic...
and the brother of politician Bernard Debré
Bernard Debré
Bernard Debré is French urologist at Hôpital Cochin in Paris and a member of the National Assembly of France. He's one of the representants of the city of Paris, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement. He is a son of Michel Debré and twin-brother of Jean-Louis Debré.-References:...
, he was member of the Neo-Gaullist party Rally for the Republic
Gaullist Party
In France, the Gaullist Party is usually used to refer to the largest party professing to be Gaullist. Gaullism claimed to transcend the left/right rift...
(RPR) then 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).
Jean-Louis Debré, outside of politics, is a career judge.
Debré was first elected to the National Assembly in the 1986 parliamentary election
French legislative election, 1986
The French legislative elections took place on 16 March 1986 to elect the 8th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic. Contrary to other legislative elections of the Fifth Republic, the electoral system used was that of Party-list proportional representation.Since the 1981 election of François...
; he was re-elected in 1988, 1993, 1997, and 2002 as a deputy from the first constituency of Eure
Eure
Eure is a department in the north of France named after the river Eure.- History :Eure is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
. He was Minister of the Interior
Minister of the Interior (France)
The Minister of the Interior in France is one of the most important governmental cabinet positions, responsible for the following:* The general interior security of the country, with respect to criminal acts or natural catastrophes...
in Alain Juppé
Alain Juppé
Alain Marie Juppé is a French politician currently serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He also served as Prime Minister of France from 1995 to 1997 under President Jacques Chirac and the Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs from 2010 to 2011...
's governments (1995–1997), and has been criticized for having allowed the armed Corsican clandestine press conference, and was responsible for the controversial evacuation of Saint-Bernard church in Paris, which was occupied by illegal immigrants
Illegal immigration
Illegal immigration is the migration into a nation in violation of the immigration laws of that jurisdiction. Illegal immigration raises many political, economical and social issues and has become a source of major controversy in developed countries and the more successful developing countries.In...
(so called sans-papiers) on hunger strike
Hunger strike
A hunger strike is a method of non-violent resistance or pressure in which participants fast as an act of political protest, or to provoke feelings of guilt in others, usually with the objective to achieve a specific goal, such as a policy change. Most hunger strikers will take liquids but not...
s.
He was elected as Mayor of Evreux
Évreux
Évreux is a commune in the Eure department, of which it is the capital, in Haute Normandie in northern France.-History:In late Antiquity, the town, attested in the fourth century CE, was named Mediolanum Aulercorum, "the central town of the Aulerci", the Gallic tribe then inhabiting the area...
in 2001, serving in that post until 2007.
He was leader of the RPR group in the National Assembly from 1997 to 2002 and then President of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2007. Faithful to President Chirac, he frequently criticized UMP leader Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy is the 23rd and current President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra. He assumed the office on 16 May 2007 after defeating the Socialist Party candidate Ségolène Royal 10 days earlier....
. He resigned as President of the National Assembly three months before the end of his tenure after he was appointed as President of the Constitutional Council by Chirac on 22 February 2007. He replaced Pierre Mazeaud
Pierre Mazeaud
Pierre Mazeaud is a French jurist, politician and alpinist.In February 2004, he was appointed president of the Constitutional Council of France by President of the Republic Jacques Chirac, replacing Yves Guéna, until he was succeeded by Jean-Louis Debré in February 2007...
in the latter position.
Political career
President of the Constitutional Council of FranceConstitutional Council of France
The Constitutional Council is the highest constitutional authority in France. It was established by the Constitution of the Fifth Republic on 4 October 1958, and its duty is to ensure that the principles and rules of the constitution are upheld.Its main activity is to rule on whether proposed...
: Since 2007.
Governmental function
Minister of Interior : 1995–1997.
Electoral mandates
National Assembly of France
President of the National Assembly of France : 2002–2007 (Resignation, became President of the Constitutional Council of France
Constitutional Council of France
The Constitutional Council is the highest constitutional authority in France. It was established by the Constitution of the Fifth Republic on 4 October 1958, and its duty is to ensure that the principles and rules of the constitution are upheld.Its main activity is to rule on whether proposed...
in 2007).
President of the Rally for the Republic
Rally for the Republic
The Rally for the Republic , was a French right-wing political party. Originating from the Union of Democrats for the Republic , it was founded by Jacques Chirac in 1976 and presented itself as the heir of Gaullism...
Group in the National Assembly : 1997–2002. Elected in 1997.
Member of the National Assembly of France for Eure
Eure
Eure is a department in the north of France named after the river Eure.- History :Eure is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
(1st constituency) : 1986–1995 (Became minister in 1995) / 1997–2007 (Resignation became President of the Constitutional Council of France
Constitutional Council of France
The Constitutional Council is the highest constitutional authority in France. It was established by the Constitution of the Fifth Republic on 4 October 1958, and its duty is to ensure that the principles and rules of the constitution are upheld.Its main activity is to rule on whether proposed...
in 2007). Elected in 1986, reelected in 1988, 1993, 1997, 2002.
General Council
Vice-president of the General Council of Eure
Eure
Eure is a department in the north of France named after the river Eure.- History :Eure is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
: 1998–2001 (Resignation).
General councillor of Eure
Eure
Eure is a department in the north of France named after the river Eure.- History :Eure is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
: 1992–2001 (Resignation). Reelected in 1998.
Municipal Council
Mayor of Evreux
Évreux
Évreux is a commune in the Eure department, of which it is the capital, in Haute Normandie in northern France.-History:In late Antiquity, the town, attested in the fourth century CE, was named Mediolanum Aulercorum, "the central town of the Aulerci", the Gallic tribe then inhabiting the area...
: 2001–2007 (Resignation).
Municipal councillor of Evreux
Évreux
Évreux is a commune in the Eure department, of which it is the capital, in Haute Normandie in northern France.-History:In late Antiquity, the town, attested in the fourth century CE, was named Mediolanum Aulercorum, "the central town of the Aulerci", the Gallic tribe then inhabiting the area...
: 1989–1995 / 2001–2007 (Resignation).
Deputy-mayor of Paris : 1995–1997 (Resignation).
Councillor of Paris : 1995–1997 (Resignation).
Agglomeration community Council
President of the Agglomeration community of Évreux : 2001–2007. (Resignation).
Member of the Agglomeration community of Évreux : 2001–2007. (Resignation).
Political functions
Spokesman of the Rally for the Republic
Rally for the Republic
The Rally for the Republic , was a French right-wing political party. Originating from the Union of Democrats for the Republic , it was founded by Jacques Chirac in 1976 and presented itself as the heir of Gaullism...
: 1993–1995.