Antoine Valentin
Antoine Valentin | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Saint-Jeoire | |
| Assumed office 28 May 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Nelly Noel-Sandrin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 October 1992 |
| Political party | Union of the Right for the Republic (since 2024) |
| Other political affiliations | The Republicans (until 2024) Debout la France (formerly) |
Antoine Valentin (born 16 October 1992) is a French politician serving as mayor of Saint-Jeoire since 2020.[1] He has served as president of Massif des Brasses since 2021,[2] and as a general delegate of the Union of the Right for the Republic since 2024.[3]
Early life and career
[edit]Valentin was formerly a member of Debout la France, and was elected departmental secretary of the party in Haute-Savoie in 2014.[4] In the 2015 departmental elections, he was a candidate for the Departmental Council of Haute-Savoie in the canton of Bonneville.[5] In the 2017 legislative election, he was the substitute of independent candidate Charles Hedrich in Haute-Savoie's 6th constituency.[6] He later joined The Republicans and endorsed Julien Aubert in the 2019 leadership election.[7]
In the 2020 municipal elections, Valentin was elected mayor of Saint-Jeoire in an upset.[8][9][10] Since 2021, he has served as president of Massif des Brasses.[2] He endorsed the manifesto of Julien Aubert for the 2022 presidential election,[11] and sponsored the candidacy of Éric Zemmour.[12] In the 2024 legislative election, he was the candidate of The Republicans for Haute-Savoie's 3rd constituency, with the endorsement of the National Rally and Reconquête.[13] He was defeated in the second round by Christelle Petex-Levet.[14] He joined Éric Ciotti's newly founded Union of the Right for the Republic in 2024 and was appointed general delegate for local collectivities.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Saint-Jeoire : premiers pas de maire pour Antoine Valentin". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 10 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Un nouveau président pour le massif des Brasses". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 25 March 2021.
- ^ a b "INFO JDNews - Éric Ciotti dévoile l'équipe dirigeante de l'Union des droites pour la République". Le Journal du Dimanche (in French). 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Antoine Valentin, nouveau secrétaire départemental". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 6 December 2024.
- ^ ""Debout la France" présente ses candidats aux élections départementales". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 28 February 2015.
- ^ "Législatives : zoom sur la 6e circonscription de Haute-Savoie" (in French). France Bleu. 6 June 2017.
- ^ "Présidence LR : l'appel des jeunes pour Julien Aubert". Valeurs actuelles (in French). 6 July 2019.
- ^ "Coup de tonnerre à l'élection du maire de Saint-Jeoire". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 30 May 2020.
- ^ "Saint-Jeoire : Antoine Valentin, le maire que l'on n'a pas vu venir..." Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Saint-Jeoire: Antoine Valentin, le nouveau maire, s'explique sur l'éviction de Stéphane Chambon". Le Messager (in French). 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Présidentielle 2022 : Julien Aubert présente son "XV de France" des propositions pour un Pacte législatif". Valeurs actuelles (in French). 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Présidentielle : Éric Zemmour est venu chercher son parrainage à Saint-Jeoire". Le Messager (in French). 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Antoine Valentin veut défendre les intérêts du territoire". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Haute-Savoie : Entretien avec Antoine Valentin". Savoie News (in French). 7 July 2024.