Patrick Hetzel
Patrick Hetzel (born 2 July 1964) is a French politician of the Republicans (LR) who has been a member of the National Assembly since 2012. He represents Bas-Rhin's 7th constituency.[1]
Patrick Hetzel | |
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| Member of the National Assembly for Bas-Rhin's 7th constituency | |
| Assumed office 20 June 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Émile Blessig |
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| Born | 2 July 1964 Phalsbourg, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France |
| Political party | Republican |
Political career
In parliament, Hetzel has served as member of the Finance Committee (since 2016) and the Committee on Cultural Affairs and Education (2012–2016).[2] and the Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Choices (–2022).[3] In addition to his committee assignments, he is a member of the French-German Parliamentary Friendship Group.
Ahead of the 2022 presidential elections, Hetzel publicly declared his support for Michel Barnier as the Republicans’ candidate.[4] He was re-elected in the 2022 French legislative election.
Hetzel endorsed Christian Jacob as the party’s chairman in the run-up to the Republicans’ 2019 convention,[5] and later supported Bruno Retailleau’s candidacy to succeed Jacob in 2022.[6]
See also
References
- l'Intérieur, Ministère de. "Résultats des élections législatives 2017". French Legislative Elections 2017 (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-23.
- Patrick Hetzel French National Assembly.
- Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Choices (OPECST) Senate of France.
- Emmanuel Galiero (1 October 2021), Présidentielle 2022 : Michel Barnier engrange le soutien de 51 parlementaires de droite Le Figaro.
- La jeune garde des députés LR soutient Christian Jacob Le Journal du Dimanche, 7 July 2019.
- Ludovic Vigogne (18 October 2022), Présidence de LR: qui soutient Ciotti, Pradié et Retailleau chez les députés L'Obs.