Antoine Valentin

Antoine Valentin
Mayor of Saint-Jeoire
Incumbent
Assumed office
28 May 2020
Preceded byNelly Noel-Sandrin
Personal details
Born (1992-10-16) 16 October 1992 (age 32)
Political partyUnion 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

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

  1. ^ "Saint-Jeoire : premiers pas de maire pour Antoine Valentin". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 10 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Un nouveau président pour le massif des Brasses". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 25 March 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Antoine Valentin, nouveau secrétaire départemental". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 6 December 2024.
  5. ^ ""Debout la France" présente ses candidats aux élections départementales". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 28 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Législatives : zoom sur la 6e circonscription de Haute-Savoie" (in French). France Bleu. 6 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Présidence LR : l'appel des jeunes pour Julien Aubert". Valeurs actuelles (in French). 6 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Coup de tonnerre à l'élection du maire de Saint-Jeoire". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 30 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Saint-Jeoire : Antoine Valentin, le maire que l'on n'a pas vu venir..." Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 4 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Saint-Jeoire: Antoine Valentin, le nouveau maire, s'explique sur l'éviction de Stéphane Chambon". Le Messager (in French). 1 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Présidentielle 2022 : Julien Aubert présente son "XV de France" des propositions pour un Pacte législatif". Valeurs actuelles (in French). 14 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Présidentielle : Éric Zemmour est venu chercher son parrainage à Saint-Jeoire". Le Messager (in French). 2 March 2022.
  13. ^ "Antoine Valentin veut défendre les intérêts du territoire". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 20 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Haute-Savoie : Entretien avec Antoine Valentin". Savoie News (in French). 7 July 2024.