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==Political career==
==Political career==
Gilles held the mayorship of the 3rd sector of [[Marseille]], which encompasses the [[4th arrondissement of Marseille|4th]] and [[5th arrondissement of Marseille|5th arrondissements]], from 1995 to 2017. He was first elected to the [[Municipal council (France)|municipal council]] of Marseille in [[1995 French municipal elections|1995]]. In 2020, he was named 3rd sector honorary mayor by the [[Prefect (France)|prefect]] of Bouches-du-Rhône.<ref>[https://www.bouches-du-rhone.gouv.fr/content/download/24770/149347/file/recueil-13-2017-225-recueil-des-actes-administratifs-special%20du%2004%20octobre%202017.pdf "RECUEIL DES ACTES ADMINISTRATIFS SPÉCIAL N°13-2017-225"] (in French), p. 58.</ref>
Gilles held the mayorship of the 3rd sector of [[Marseille]], which encompasses the [[4th arrondissement of Marseille|4th]] and [[5th arrondissement of Marseille|5th arrondissements]], from 1995 to 2017. He was first elected to the [[Municipal council (France)|municipal council]] of Marseille in [[1995 French municipal elections|1995]]. In 2020, he was named 3rd sector honorary mayor by the [[Prefect (France)|prefect]] of Bouches-du-Rhône.<ref>[https://www.bouches-du-rhone.gouv.fr/content/download/24770/149347/file/recueil-13-2017-225-recueil-des-actes-administratifs-special%20du%2004%20octobre%202017.pdf "RECUEIL DES ACTES ADMINISTRATIFS SPÉCIAL N°13-2017-225"] (in French), p. 58.</ref> Gilles entered Parliament in 2002 as [[Renaud Muselier]]'s [[Substitute (elections)|substitute]].


From 2016 to 2020, Gilles served as chair of The Republicans in [[Bouches-du-Rhône]].<ref>Jean-Francois Rosnoblet (4 February 2017), [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-election-fillon-idUSKBN15J0H0 "Regional party chief urges Fillon to drop French presidential bid"], ''[[Reuters]]''.</ref> Ahead of [[2016 The Republicans (France) presidential primary|The Republicans 2016 presidential primary]], he endorsed [[Nicolas Sarkozy]] as the party's candidate for the [[2017 French presidential election]].<ref>Mathieu Lehot (28 October 2016), [https://www.lepoint.fr/politique/a-marseille-nicolas-sarkozy-galvanise-ses-fideles-28-10-2016-2079192_20.php "À Marseille, Nicolas Sarkozy galvanise ses fidèles"], ''[[Le Point]]'' (in French).</ref> Amid the [[Fillon affair]], in March 2017, he publicly called on [[François Fillon]] to withdraw as the party's candidate in the election.<ref>Jean-Francois Rosnoblet (4 February 2017), [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-election-fillon-idUSKBN15J0H0 "Regional party chief urges Fillon to drop French presidential bid"], ''[[Reuters]]''.</ref>
From 2016 to 2020, Gilles served as chair of The Republicans in [[Bouches-du-Rhône]].<ref>Jean-Francois Rosnoblet (4 February 2017), [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-election-fillon-idUSKBN15J0H0 "Regional party chief urges Fillon to drop French presidential bid"], ''[[Reuters]]''.</ref> Ahead of [[2016 The Republicans (France) presidential primary|The Republicans 2016 presidential primary]], he endorsed [[Nicolas Sarkozy]] as the party's candidate for the [[2017 French presidential election]].<ref>Mathieu Lehot (28 October 2016), [https://www.lepoint.fr/politique/a-marseille-nicolas-sarkozy-galvanise-ses-fideles-28-10-2016-2079192_20.php "À Marseille, Nicolas Sarkozy galvanise ses fidèles"], ''[[Le Point]]'' (in French).</ref> Amid the [[Fillon affair]], in March 2017, he publicly called on [[François Fillon]] to withdraw as the party's candidate in the election.<ref>Jean-Francois Rosnoblet (4 February 2017), [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-election-fillon-idUSKBN15J0H0 "Regional party chief urges Fillon to drop French presidential bid"], ''[[Reuters]]''.</ref>
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Revision as of 22:21, 1 March 2022

Bruno Gilles
Senator for Bouches-du-Rhône
In office
1 October 2008 – 30 September 2020
Member of the National Assembly
for Bouches-du-Rhône's 5th constituency
In office
19 July 2002 – 19 June 2007
Preceded byRenaud Muselier
Succeeded byRenaud Muselier
Personal details
Born26 December 1960 (1960-12-26) (age 63)
Marseille, France
Political partyRally for the Republic (1979–2002)
Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015)
The Republicans (2015–2019)
Horizons (2021–present)

Bruno Gilles (born 26 December 1960) is a French politician who represented the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the National Assembly from 2002 to 2007 and Senate from 2008 until 2020. A former member of The Republicans, he joined Horizons in 2021.

Political career

Gilles held the mayorship of the 3rd sector of Marseille, which encompasses the 4th and 5th arrondissements, from 1995 to 2017. He was first elected to the municipal council of Marseille in 1995. In 2020, he was named 3rd sector honorary mayor by the prefect of Bouches-du-Rhône.[1] Gilles entered Parliament in 2002 as Renaud Muselier's substitute.

From 2016 to 2020, Gilles served as chair of The Republicans in Bouches-du-Rhône.[2] Ahead of The Republicans 2016 presidential primary, he endorsed Nicolas Sarkozy as the party's candidate for the 2017 French presidential election.[3] Amid the Fillon affair, in March 2017, he publicly called on François Fillon to withdraw as the party's candidate in the election.[4]

In the party's 2017 leadership election, Gilles later endorsed Laurent Wauquiez.[5] He left the party in 2019.

Since 2022, Gilles has been leading Édouard Philippe's Horizons party in Marseille.[6]

Personal life

Gilles received a heart transplant in 2017.

References

  1. ^ "RECUEIL DES ACTES ADMINISTRATIFS SPÉCIAL N°13-2017-225" (in French), p. 58.
  2. ^ Jean-Francois Rosnoblet (4 February 2017), "Regional party chief urges Fillon to drop French presidential bid", Reuters.
  3. ^ Mathieu Lehot (28 October 2016), "À Marseille, Nicolas Sarkozy galvanise ses fidèles", Le Point (in French).
  4. ^ Jean-Francois Rosnoblet (4 February 2017), "Regional party chief urges Fillon to drop French presidential bid", Reuters.
  5. ^ Ludovic Vigogne (11 October 2017), "La liste des 136 parrains de Laurent Wauquiez", L’Opinion (in French).
  6. ^ Gilles Rof (11 February 2022), "Le retour du dissident LR Bruno Gilles à Marseille", Le Monde (in French).

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