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Luc Chatel
Luc Chatel in 2015
Minister of National Education
In office 23 June 2009 – 16 May 2012
President	Nicolas Sarkozy
Prime Minister	François Fillon
Preceded by	Xavier Darcos
Succeeded by	Vincent Peillon
Government Spokespeople
In office 18 March 2008 – 13 November 2010
President	Nicolas Sarkozy
Prime Minister	François Fillon
Preceded by	Laurent Wauquiez
Succeeded by	François Baroin
Member of theNational Assembly forHaute-Marne's 1st constituency
In office 19 June 2012 – 19 June 2017
Preceded by	Sophie Delong
Succeeded by	Bérangère Abba
Personal details
Born	(1964-08-15)15 August 1964 (age 60) Bethesda, Maryland,U.S.
Political party	UMP The Republicans
Education	Lycée Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague
Alma mater	University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne

Luc-Marie Chatel (French:[lykmaʁiʃatɛl]) (born 15 August 1964) is aFrench politician of theRepublicans (LR) who served asMinister of National Education in thegovernment ofPrime MinisterFrançois Fillon from June 2009 to May 2012.^[1] In 2014, he served as the acting chair of theUnion for a Popular Movement (UMP).^[2][3]

Also, Chatel served as theSecretary of state forConsumer Affairs andTourism from June 2007 to March 2008, andGovernment's Spokesman from June 2009 until November 2010.

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 theNational Assembly of France forHaute-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 ofChampagne-Ardenne : 1998–2004.
• Regional councillor ofChampagne-Ardenne : 1998–2010. Reelected in 2004.

Municipal Council

• Mayor ofChaumont : 2008-2013 (Resignation).
• Municipal councillor of Chaumont : 1996-2002 (Resignation). 2008–2014. Reelected in 2001, 2008.
• Municipal councillor ofBayard-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 theUnion for a Popular Movement : 2002–2007.

Within the UMP, Chatel initially was part ofLes Réformateurs, the party’s liberal wing.

From August 2012, Chatel – alongsideJean-Pierre Raffarin,Jean Leonetti andMarc Laffineur – ledModern and Humanist France (France moderne et humaniste), a recognizedmovement within the UMP. In the UMP's2012 leadership election, he endorsedJean-François Copé.^[4]

Ahead of theRepublicans’2016 primaries, Chatel endorsedNicolas Sarkozy as the party’s candidate for2017 presidential elections.^[5][6]

• Official biography at the Government of France

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