Raphaël Gérard

Raphaël Gérard
Member of the National Assembly
for Charente-Maritime's 4th constituency
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 June 2017
Preceded byDominique Bussereau
Personal details
Born (1968-10-17) 17 October 1968 (age 56)
Cirey-sur-Vezouze, France
Political partyRenaissance
Alma materÉcole du Louvre

Raphaël Gérard (French pronunciation: [ʁafaɛl ʒeʁaʁ]; born 17 October 1968) is a French politician of Renaissance (RE) who has been a member of the French National Assembly since 2017, where he represents the 4th constituency of Charente-Maritime.[1]

Early life and education

In 1992, Gérard obtained his diploma in Art History at the École du Louvre, with a specialty in ancient and Christian iconography, then a year later in Museology. In 2002, he took over the management of the Musée de Montmartre in Paris, where he produced several major exhibitions, such as a first retrospective devoted to Théophile Alexandre Steinlen in 2005. In 2006, he joined the LVMH group and the heritage department of the Louis Vuitton trunk maker where he was responsible for international exhibitions.

In 2012, Gérard moved to the south of Charente-Maritime, in Lonzac, and became responsible for the heritage and cultural activities of Hennessy.

Member of the National Assembly

On 18 June 2017, Gérard was elected in the 15th constituency of the Nord by obtaining 51.29% of votes in the second round against the LR 's candidat.[2]

In the National Assembly, Gérard serves on the Commission for Cultural Affairs and Education.[3] In addition to his committee assignments, he chairs the Heritage Study group[4] and the France-Indonesia Friendship Group.[5] He is also Vice-Président of the Discrimination and LGBT-phobias worldwide's Study group.[6]

Political positions

In July 2019, Gérard voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[7]

Personal life

Gérard is married. On 20 June 2018, on the occasion of the presentation of his report on the fight against anti-LGBT discrimination in Overseas, came out publicly as gay.[8]

On 12 March 2020, Gérard tested positive for Covid-19. On 14 March 2020, he was placed in intensive care.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mme Raphaël Gérard". National Assembly (in French). Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Elections législatives 2017". Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Commission des affaires culturelles et de l'éducation". National Assembly (in French). Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Composition du groupe d'études : patrimoine". National Assembly (in French). Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Composition du groupe d'amitié France-Indonésie". National Assembly (in French). Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Composition du groupe d'études : discriminations et LGBT-phobies dans le monde". National Assembly (in French). Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  7. ^ Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.
  8. ^ Tétu: Raphaël Gérard revient sur les conclusions de son rapport sur la haine anti-LGBT en outre-mer
  9. ^ Marie-Laure Gobin (20 March 2020). "Charente-Maritime: MP Raphaël Gérard in intensive care since Saturday" (in French). Sud Ouest. Retrieved 22 March 2020.