Luc-Marie Chatel () (born 15 August 1964) is a French politician of the Republicans (LR) who served as Minister of National Education in the government of Prime Minister François Fillon from June 2009 to May 2012. In 2014, he served as the acting chair of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).Benjamin Mallet and Laurence Frost (22 June 2014), France secures Alstom stake option ahead of GE tie-up Reuters.Bruno Jeudy (10 June 2014), UMP : le triumvirat prend la direction provisoire avec Chatel Le Journal du Dimanche.
Also, Chatel served as the Secretary of state for Consumer Affairs and Tourism from June 2007 to March 2008, and Government's Spokesman from June 2009 until November 2010.
Political career
Governmental functions
Minister of National Education, Youth and Voluntary : 2010–2012. 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-Marne (1st constituency) : 2002-2007 (Became Secretary of State in 2007) / 2012–2017. Elected in 2002, reelected in 2007, 2012.
Regional Council
Vice-president of the Regional Council of Champagne-Ardenne : 1998–2004. Regional councillor of Champagne-Ardenne : 1998–2010. Reelected in 2004.
Municipal Council
Mayor of Chaumont : 2008-2013 (Resignation). Municipal councillor of Chaumont : 1996-2002 (Resignation). 2008–2014. Reelected in 2001, 2008. Municipal councillor of Bayard-sur-Marne : 1993–1995.
Community of Communes Council
President of the Communes Community of the Pays chaumontais : 200–2014. Member of the Communes Community of the Pays chaumontais : 2008–2014.
Political function
Spokesman of the Union for a Popular Movement : 2002–2007.
Political positions Within the UMP, Chatel initially was part of Les Réformateurs, the party’s liberal wing.
From August 2012, Chatel – alongside Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Jean Leonetti and Marc Laffineur – led Modern and Humanist France (France moderne et humaniste), a recognized movement within the UMP. In the UMP's 2012 leadership election, he endorsed Jean-François Copé.James Regan (26 August 2012), Cope takes on Fillon in race to lead France's UMP Reuters.
Ahead of the Republicans’ 2016 primaries, Chatel endorsed Nicolas Sarkozy as the party’s candidate for 2017 presidential elections.Ludovic Vigogne (20 April 2016), Primaire à droite: la liste des premiers soutiens parlementaires L’Opinion.Ingrid Melander and Sophie Loue (2 November 2016), France's Sarkozy steps up attacks on Juppe, lags in polls Reuters.
References
External links Official biography at the Government of France