Luc Chatel
Encyclopedia
Luc Marie Chatel is a French politician
born on August 15, 1964 in Bethesda, Maryland
, USA. He has been Minister of National Education
since June 2009, overseeing a difficult transition in the conditions under which new secondary teachers begin their careers. This change of policy was inherited from the previous minister Xavier Darcos
.
He previously was the Secretary of State (junior minister) for Consumer Affairs and Tourism from June 2007 to March 2008, and additionally Government’s Spokesman from June 2009 until November 2010.
Electoral mandates
National Assembly of France
Regional Council
Municipal Council
Community of Communes Council
Political function
Politics of France
France is a semi-presidential representative democratic republic, in which the President of France is head of state and the Prime Minister of France is the head of government, and there is a pluriform, multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is...
born on August 15, 1964 in Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda is a census designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, just northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House , which in turn took its name from Jerusalem's Pool of Bethesda...
, USA. He has been Minister of National Education
Minister of National Education
Minister of National Education can refer to:* Minister of National Education * Minister of National Education * Minister of National Education * Minister of National Education...
since June 2009, overseeing a difficult transition in the conditions under which new secondary teachers begin their careers. This change of policy was inherited from the previous minister Xavier Darcos
Xavier Darcos
Xavier Darcos is a French politician, scholar and civil servant currently serving as Minister of Labour.An agrégé professor in literature and general inspector of the National Education system, he has been Mayor of Périgueux, a Senator, and a junior minister in Jean-Pierre Raffarin's...
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He previously was the Secretary of State (junior minister) for Consumer Affairs and Tourism from June 2007 to March 2008, and additionally Government’s Spokesman from June 2009 until November 2010.
Political career
Governmental functions- Minister of National Education, Youth and Voluntary : Since 2010.
- Minister of National Education, government's spokesman : 2009-2010.
- Secretary of State for Industry and Consumer Affairs, government's spokesman : 2008-2009.
- Secretary of State for Consumer Affairs and Tourism : 2007-2008.
Electoral mandates
National Assembly of France
- Member of the National Assembly of France for Haute-MarneHaute-MarneHaute-Marne is a department in the northeast of France named after the Marne River.-History:Haute-Marne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
(1st constituency) : 2002-2007 (Became Secretary of State in 2007). Elected in 2002, reelected in 2007.
Regional Council
- Vice-president of the Regional Council of Champagne-ArdenneChampagne-ArdenneChampagne-Ardenne is one of the 27 regions of France. It is located in the northeast of the country, bordering Belgium, and consists of four departments: Aube, Ardennes, Haute-Marne, and Marne. The region is famous for its sparkling white wine . Its rivers, most of which flow west, include the...
: 1998-2004. - Regional councillor of Champagne-ArdenneChampagne-ArdenneChampagne-Ardenne is one of the 27 regions of France. It is located in the northeast of the country, bordering Belgium, and consists of four departments: Aube, Ardennes, Haute-Marne, and Marne. The region is famous for its sparkling white wine . Its rivers, most of which flow west, include the...
: 1998-2010. Reelected in 2004.
Municipal Council
- Mayor of Chaumont, Haute-MarneChaumont, Haute-MarneChaumont is a commune of France, and the capital of the Haute-Marne department. , it has a of 24,039.The city stands on the Marne River and is situated on the railway linking Paris and Basel, which runs over a 52 m tall and 600 m long viaduct built in 1856.- History :Historically the...
: Since 2008. - Municipal councillor of Chaumont, Haute-MarneChaumont, Haute-MarneChaumont is a commune of France, and the capital of the Haute-Marne department. , it has a of 24,039.The city stands on the Marne River and is situated on the railway linking Paris and Basel, which runs over a 52 m tall and 600 m long viaduct built in 1856.- History :Historically the...
: 1996-2002 (Resignation). Since 2008. Reelected in 2001, 2008. - Municipal councillor of Bayard-sur-MarneBayard-sur-MarneBayard-sur-Marne is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in Champagne-Ardenne region in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Haute-Marne department...
: 1993-1995.
Community of Communes Council
- President od the Communes Community of the Pays chaumontais : Since 2008.
- Member of the Communes Community of the Pays chaumontais : Since 2008.
Political function
- Spokesman of the Union for a Popular MovementUnion for a Popular MovementThe 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...
: 2002-2007.