Jean-Paul Garraud | |
|---|---|
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2019 | |
| Constituency | France |
| Member of theRegional Council of Occitania | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2021 | |
| President | Carole Delga |
| Member of theNational Assembly forGironde's 10th constituency | |
| In office 19 June 2002 – 19 June 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Gilbert Mitterrand |
| Succeeded by | Florent Boudié |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1956-02-27)27 February 1956 (age 69) Toulouse, France |
| Political party | National Rally (since 2021) The Republicans (2015-19) |
| Alma mater | French National School for the Judiciary |
| Profession | Magistrate |
Jean-Paul Garraud (born 27 February 1956) is a French politician serving as aMember of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2019. A cofounder ofThe Popular Right, he is former member of theNational Assembly, where he represented the10th constituency ofGironde from 2002 to 2012.[1]
A magistrate by occupation, he was a member of theUnion for a Popular Movement (UMP) from 2002, laterThe Republicans (LR). Since 2019, he has been an Independent. In the2019 European Parliament election, he was elected on theNational Rally (RN) list along with other Independents, most notablyThierry Mariani. In 2021,Marine Le Pen announced she would appoint Garraud asMinister of Justice were she to win the2022 presidential election.[2] He was re-elected to theEuropean Parliament in2024.[3]
Garraud will lead the RN list in the2021 regional election inOccitania; he received support from two influential politicians in the region for the list's leadership: Perpignan MayorLouis Aliot and Béziers MayorRobert Ménard.[4]