Sébastien Chenu
Sébastien Chenu (born 13 April 1973) is a French politician. A member of the National Rally, he was elected to the National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Nord.[1]
Sébastien Chenu | |
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| Member of the National Assembly for Nord's 19th constituency | |
| Assumed office 21 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Anne-Lise Dufour-Tonini |
| Spokespeople of the National Rally | |
| Assumed office 21 September 2017 | |
| President | Marine Le Pen |
| Member of the Regional Council of Hauts-de-France | |
| Assumed office 4 January 2016 | |
| President | Xavier Bertrand |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 April 1973 Beauvais, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Political party | National Rally |
| Profession | Consultant |
Openly gay, Chenu founded GayLib, then the LGBT wing of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), today part of the Union of Democrats and Independents.[2] He joined the FN after the UMP attempted to kill Law 2013-404, which legalized same-sex marriage, claiming that the UMP had become "the French Tea Party".[3]
References
- "Nord - 10e circonscription , resultats élections législatives 2017". Francetvinfo.fr. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- Charles Bremner (13 December 2014). "Le Pen gives National Front a gay friendly makeover". Thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- "Sébastien Chenu, un ralliement précieux pour Marine Le Pen". Lemonde.fr. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
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