Geoffroy Didier | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Didier in 2018 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 1 December 2017 – 15 July 2024 | |
| Constituency | Île-de-France (2017–2019) France (2019–2024) |
| Member of theRegional Council of Île-de-France | |
| Assumed office 26 March 2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1976-04-12)12 April 1976 (age 49) Boulogne-Billancourt, France |
| Political party | Union for a Popular Movement (until 2015) The Republicans(2015–present) |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University Columbia University |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Geoffroy Didier (French pronunciation:[ʒɔfʁwadidje]; born 12 April 1976) is a French lawyer and politician who served as aMember of the European Parliament (MEP) from December 2017 to July 2024.[1][2][3] A member ofThe Republicans (LR), he has also held a seat in theRegional Council of Île-de-France since 2010.
Didier graduated fromSciences Po in 1998 and obtained a master's degree in business law from theUniversity of Paris II Panthéon-Assas in 1999. He also holds a degree fromESSEC Business School (2004).[citation needed]
In 2008, Didier worked as an advisor to Minister of Immigration, Integration, National Identity and Cooperative DevelopmentBrice Hortefeux in the government ofPrime MinisterFrançois Fillon.[4]
During the campaign for the2012 presidential election, Didier served as deputy spokesman for candidateNicolas Sarkozy, along withFranck Riester,Guillaume Peltier,Valérie Debord andSalima Saa. After the elections, he joined forces withGuillaume Peltier in foundedThe Strong Right, aconservativefaction within theUnion for a Popular Movement (UMP).[5] He also became the party's deputy secretary general, under the leadership of chairmanJean-François Copé.[6] In addition, he became a member of the Friends of Nicolas Sarkozy group.[7]
Considered close toValérie Pécresse, Didier played a prominent role in many of her political campaigns, including when she became the head of the Paris region in the2015 elections.[8]
In March 2016, Didier announced his candidacy for theRepublicans’ primaries ahead of the2017 French presidential election,[9] but failed to secure a sufficient number of votes. He later endorsedAlain Juppé[10] as the party's candidate for the office ofPresident of France before supporting the campaign ofFrançois Fillon.
Didier unsuccessfully ran as a candidate for the2014 European elections.[11] However, whenConstance Le Grip stood down as aMember of the Parliament to move to theNational Assembly, Didier took her seat in June 2017. During his time in parliament, he served on theCommittee on Legal Affairs, where he became the parliament'srapporteur on the 2021Digital Services Act.[12] In 2020, he also joined the Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age.[13]
In addition to his committee assignments, Didier was a member of the delegation for relations with theUnited States.[citation needed]
In the party's2017 leadership election, Didier supportedLaurent Wauquiez.[14] When Wauquiez resigned from the Republicans’ leadership in 2019, Didier was considered by news media as a potential successor but soon announced that he would not be putting himself forward for the position; instead, he endorsedChristian Jacob.[15]
In addition to his parliamentary mandate, Didier worked for law firm CARLARA with offices in Paris and Brussels.[16]
In the Republicans' 2025 leadership election, Didier endorsed Wauquiez to succeedÉric Ciotti as the party's new chair and joined his campaign team.[17]
In early 2020, Didier called onHigh Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security PolicyJosep Borrell in a letter to suspend theEU-Japan Strategic Partnership Agreement and demand action against cases of so-called parental child abduction affecting Europeans living in Japan.[18]
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