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| term_start = 21 June 2017
| term_start = 21 June 2017
| term_end =
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| predecessor = [[Anne-Lise Dufour-Tonini]]
| predecessor = Anne-Lise Dufour-Tonini
| office2 = Spokespeople of the [[National Rally (France)|National Rally]]
| office2 = Spokesman of the [[National Rally]]
| alongside2 = [[Julien Sanchez]], [[Jordan Bardella]] and [[Laurent Jacobelli]]
| president2 = [[Marine Le Pen]]
| president2 = [[Marine Le Pen]]
| term_start2 = 21 September 2017
| term_start2 = 21 September 2017
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| office3 = Member of the [[Regional council (France)|Regional Council]] of [[Hauts-de-France]]
| office3 = Member of the<br>[[Regional Council of Hauts-de-France]]
| president3 = [[Xavier Bertrand]]
| president3 =
| term_start3 = 4 January 2016
| term_start3 = 4 January 2016
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| birth_place = [[Beauvais]], [[France]]
| birth_place = [[Beauvais]], [[France]]
| nationality = French
| nationality = French
| party = [[National Rally (France)|National Rally]]
| 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]]
| profession = [[Consultant]]
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'''Sébastien Chenu''' (born 13 April 1973) is a French politician. A member of the [[National Rally (France)|National Rally]], he was elected to the [[National Assembly (France)|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>
'''Sébastien Chenu''' (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>


==Career==
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>
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 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 legalised [[Same-sex marriage in France|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>

Chenu served as a vice president of the [[Communauté d'agglomération du Beauvaisis]] from 2001 to 2014. 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]].


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 01:05, 6 April 2021

Sébastien Chenu
File:Sébastien Chenu.jpg
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
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)
ProfessionConsultant

Sébastien Chenu (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]

Career

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 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 served as a vice president of the Communauté d'agglomération du Beauvaisis from 2001 to 2014. 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.

References

  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". Lemonde.fr. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
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