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'''Sébastien Chenu''' is a French politician representing the [[National Front (France)|National Front]]. He was elected to the [[National Assembly (France)|French National Assembly]] on 18 June 2017, representing the [[Departments of France|department]] of [[Nord (French department)|Nord]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.francetvinfo.fr/elections/resultats/nord_59/nord_10eme-circonscription |title=Nord - 10e circonscription , resultats élections législatives 2017 |website=Francetvinfo.fr |date= |accessdate=2017-06-25}}</ref>
| name = Sébastien Chenu
| image = Caudry - Grand goûter patriotique en présence de Florian Philippot le samedi 3 décembre 2016 (33).JPG
| office = Vice President of the [[National Assembly (France)|National Assembly]]
| term_start = 29 June 2022
| term_end =
| office1 = Member of the [[National Assembly (France)|National Assembly]]<br>for [[Nord (French department)|Nord]]'s [[Nord's 19th constituency|19th]] constituency
| term_start1 = 21 June 2017
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = Anne-Lise Dufour-Tonini
| office2 = Spokesman of the [[National Rally]]
| alongside2 = [[Julien Sanchez]], [[Jordan Bardella]] {{nowrap|(2017–2019)}} and [[Laurent Jacobelli]] {{nowrap|(2019–present)}}
| president2 = [[Marine Le Pen]]
| term_start2 = 21 September 2017
| term_end2 =
| office3 = Member of the<br>[[Regional Council of Hauts-de-France]]
| president3 =
| term_start3 = 4 January 2016
| term_end3 =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|04|13|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Beauvais]], [[France]]
| spouse = [[Emmanuel Taché]]
| nationality = French
| party = [[National Rally]] (since 2016)
| otherparty = [[Republican Party (France)|Republican Party]] {{nowrap|(1988–1997)}}<br>[[Liberal Democracy (France)|Liberal Democracy]] {{nowrap|(1997–2002)}}<br>[[Union for a Popular Movement]] {{nowrap|(2002–2014)}}
| profession = [[Consultant]]
}}


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'''Sébastien Chenu''' ({{IPA-fr|sebastjɛ̃ ʃəny}}; born 13 April 1973) is a French politician serving as the member of the [[National Assembly (France)|National Assembly]] for the [[Nord's 19th constituency|19th constituency]] of [[Nord (French department)|Nord]] since 2017. A former member of the [[Union for a Popular Movement]] (UMP), he has also been a spokesman of the [[National Rally]] (RN, until 2018 named National Front) since 2017 under the leadership of [[Marine Le Pen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.francetvinfo.fr/elections/resultats/nord_59/nord_10eme-circonscription |title=Nord - 10e circonscription , resultats élections législatives 2017 |website=Francetvinfo.fr |date= |accessdate=2017-06-25}}</ref> He is currently serving as vice-president of the [[National Assembly (France)|French National Assembly]].
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Openly gay, Chenu founded [[GayLib]], then the LGBT wing of the [[Union for a Popular Movement]] (UMP), today part of the [[Union of Democrats and Independents]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Charles Bremner |url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/europe/article4295742.ece |title=Le Pen gives National Front a gay friendly makeover |website=Thetimes.co.uk |date=2014-12-13 |accessdate=2017-06-25}}</ref> He joined the FN after the UMP attempted to kill [[Law 2013-404]], which legalized same-sex marriage, claiming that the UMP had become "the French [[Tea Party movement|Tea Party]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2014/12/13/sebastien-chenu-un-ralliement-precieux-pour-marine-le-pen_4540027_823448.html |title=Sébastien Chenu, un ralliement précieux pour Marine Le Pen |website=Lemonde.fr |date=2014-12-13 |accessdate=2017-06-25}}</ref>

==Career==
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Openly homosexual, Chenu founded [[GayLib]], then the [[LGBT]] wing of the [[Union for a Popular Movement]] (UMP), today part of the [[Union of Democrats and Independents]] (UDI).<ref>{{cite news|author=Charles Bremner |url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/europe/article4295742.ece |title=Le Pen gives National Front a gay friendly makeover |website=Thetimes.co.uk |date=2014-12-13 |accessdate=2017-06-25}}</ref> He joined the [[National Rally|National Front]] (FN) after the UMP attempted to kill [[Law 2013-404]], which legalised [[Same-sex marriage in France|same-sex marriage]], claiming that the UMP had become "the French [[Tea Party movement|Tea Party]]".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2014/12/13/sebastien-chenu-un-ralliement-precieux-pour-marine-le-pen_4540027_823448.html |title=Sébastien Chenu, un ralliement précieux pour Marine Le Pen |newspaper=Le Monde.fr |date=2014-12-13 |accessdate=2017-06-25}}</ref>

Chenu was a vice president of the [[Communauté d'agglomération du Beauvaisis]] from 2001 to 2014, when he served as a deputy to Mayor [[Caroline Cayeux]] of [[Beauvais]]. Since 2016, he has been a regional councillor of [[Hauts-de-France]]. In the [[2017 French legislative election|2017 legislative election]], he was elected to the [[National Assembly (France)|National Assembly]] in the [[Nord's 19th constituency|19th constituency]] of [[Nord (French department)|Nord]].

For the [[2021 French regional elections|2021 regional election]], Chenu was chosen to lead the National Rally list in [[Hauts-de-France]].


==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:33, 13 February 2024

Sébastien Chenu
Vice President of the National Assembly
Assumed office
29 June 2022
Member of the National Assembly
for Nord's 19th constituency
Assumed office
21 June 2017
Preceded byAnne-Lise Dufour-Tonini
Spokesman of the National Rally
Assumed office
21 September 2017
Serving with Julien Sanchez, Jordan Bardella (2017–2019) and Laurent Jacobelli (2019–present)
PresidentMarine Le Pen
Member of the
Regional Council of Hauts-de-France
Assumed office
4 January 2016
Personal details
Born (1973-04-13) 13 April 1973 (age 51)
Beauvais, France
Political partyNational Rally (since 2016)
Other political
affiliations		Republican Party (1988–1997)
Liberal Democracy (1997–2002)
Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2014)
SpouseEmmanuel Taché
ProfessionConsultant

Sébastien Chenu (French pronunciation: [sebastjɛ̃ ʃəny]; born 13 April 1973) is a French politician serving as the member of the National Assembly for the 19th constituency of Nord since 2017. A former member of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), he has also been a spokesman of the National Rally (RN, until 2018 named National Front) since 2017 under the leadership of Marine Le Pen.[1] He is currently serving as vice-president of the French National Assembly.

Career[edit]

Openly homosexual, Chenu founded GayLib, then the LGBT wing of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), today part of the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI).[2] He joined the National Front (FN) after the UMP attempted to kill Law 2013-404, which legalised same-sex marriage, claiming that the UMP had become "the French Tea Party".[3]

Chenu was a vice president of the Communauté d'agglomération du Beauvaisis from 2001 to 2014, when he served as a deputy to Mayor Caroline Cayeux of Beauvais. Since 2016, he has been a regional councillor of Hauts-de-France. In the 2017 legislative election, he was elected to the National Assembly in the 19th constituency of Nord.

For the 2021 regional election, Chenu was chosen to lead the National Rally list in Hauts-de-France.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nord - 10e circonscription , resultats élections législatives 2017". Francetvinfo.fr. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  2. ^ Charles Bremner (13 December 2014). "Le Pen gives National Front a gay friendly makeover". Thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Sébastien Chenu, un ralliement précieux pour Marine Le Pen". Le Monde.fr. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
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