Christophe Bentz

Christophe Bentz
Member of the National Assembly
for Haute-Marne's 1st constituency
Incumbent
Assumed office
2022
Preceded bySylvain Templier
Personal details
Born (1987-07-04) 4 July 1987 (age 37)
Rueil-Malmaison, France
Political partyNational Rally
Other political
affiliations		Christian Democratic Party (after 2012)
Movement for France (before 2011)
ProfessionPolitician, author, teacher

Christophe Bentz (born 4 July 1987 in Rueil-Malmaison) is a French author, lecturer, commentator and politician affiliated to the National Rally.

Since 2022 he has been a member of the National Assembly for Haute-Marne's 1st constituency.

Biography

Bentz graduated with degrees in history, political science and communication with a focus on music and French culture. He worked as an advisor to the cabinet of the president of the Departmental Council of Charente[1] and also taught sociology at the Institute of Social, Economic and Political Sciences of Lyon (ISSEP).[2]

Bentz first became involved in politics when he helped with the No campaign during the 2005 French European Constitution referendum. He then became a member of the Movement for France (MPF) party and was president of its youth-wing Jeunes pour la France in 2010.[3] However, he was removed from the position by party leader Philippe de Villiers in 2011 after he contributed to the controversial book Décrypter l'antiracisme en une heure which was accused of endorsing racial biology and caused a stir when he described abortion as "mass murder."[4][5]

He then co-founded the think-tank Movement of values for dissident France, which merged into the Sovereignty, Identity and Freedoms (SIEL) party the following year.[6] In the 2012 French legislative election he unsuccessfully stood as a candidate for the Christian Democratic Party before joining the National Rally in 2017.[7]

During the 2022 French legislative election, he was selected to run in Haute-Marne's 1st constituency. Bentz focused his campaign on rural issues, pension reform and local healthcare. He was ultimately successful in taking the seat.[8]

References

  1. ^ "M Christophe Bentz - Portail territorial". www.territorial.fr. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  2. ^ "Aux législatives, les proches de Marion Maréchal éparpillés façon puzzle". l'Opinion (in French). 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  3. ^ "Liberté pour la France (LPF) — France Politique". www.france-politique.fr. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  4. ^ "Propos sur les races: le président des jeunes du MPF exclu par De Villiers". LExpress.fr (in French). 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  5. ^ Ivanne Trippenbach (26 June 2022). "Marine Le Pen embarrassée par le droit à l'avortement dans la Constitution". lemonde.fr. Retrieved 26 June 2022..
  6. ^ "Mouvement des Valeurs pour la France (MVF) — France Politique". www.france-politique.fr. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  7. ^ Pierre Rival (2022-05-18). "Marine Le Pen, en campagne pour les législatives, prend un bain de foule à Saint-Dizier" (in French). L'Union.
  8. ^ Victoire Faure (2022-06-17). "Radio Classique, "Le Journal de 6h30"". www.radioclassique.fr. Retrieved 2022-06-27.