Pierrick Berteloot
Pierrick Berteloot (born 11 January 1999 in Dunkirk) is a French politician of the National Rally. He was elected as a deputy in the National Assembly for Nord's 15th constituency in 2022.
Pierrick Berteloot | |
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Member of the National Assembly for Nord's 15th constituency | |
Assumed office 22 June 2022 | |
Preceded by | Jennifer de Temmerman |
Personal details | |
Born | Dunkirk, France | 11 January 1999
Political party | National Rally |
Occupation | Sailor, politician |
Biography
Berteloot was born and raised in Dunkirk. He is the great-grandson of French resistance fighter Louis Maniez who was executed by Nazi forces in 1944 and has a bridge named after him in Bourbourg.[1] After secondary school, Berteloot became a sailor based in various countries including the United States and attended the L'Ecole Maritime de Boulogne maritime academy in Boulogne-sur-Mer. He was then an employee of a ferry company operating between France and England.[2]
In 2020, he was elected as a municipal councilor in Bourbourg for the National Rally and became a delegate for overseeing military and patriotic ceremonies in this capacity. In 2021, he became a regional councilor in Hauts-de-France on a list headed by Sébastien Chenu.[3]
For the 2022 French legislative election, Berteloot contested the constituency of Nord's 15th. He won the seat in the second round, defeating EELV and NUPES affiliated candidate Emilie Ducourant.[4]
Berteloot is openly gay and in interviews ahead of the legislative election stated that his experiences with homophobic bullying in school shaped his decision to get involved in politics.[5] Damien Top is employed as his parliamentary attaché.
References
- "Flandre : Pierrick Berteloot ou l'illustration parfaite de l'image lissée du RN". La Voix du Nord. 20 June 2022. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- Taburet, Marceau (21 June 2022). "Marin, factrice, ouvrière agricole, femmes de ménage: Ces nouveaux métiers qui entrent à l'Assemblée nationale". Libération (in French). Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- "Bourbourg : Le maire retire ses délégations à un conseiller ayant rejoint le Rassemblement national". La Voix du Nord (in French). 13 April 2021. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- "Législatives : Comment le Rassemblement national a conquis la Flandre". La Voix du Nord. 19 June 2022. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- "Waitress, boxer, policeman, supply boy … these professions that will probably be represented on the Meeting". Retrieved 27 June 2022.