Pierre Lellouche

Pierre Lellouche (born 3 May 1951) is a French politician and a member of The Republicans party. He was Secretary of State for Foreign Trade under the Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry, Christine Lagarde. He was also the President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly from November 2004 to 17 November 2006. He was elected deputy of Sarcelles in 1993, and retained his seat at the National Assembly until 2002. He has been director of the Nuclear Threat Initiative and a member of the Trilateral Commission.

Pierre Lellouche
Member of the National Assembly for Paris's 1st constituency
In office 20 June 2012 – 20 June 2017
Preceded by	Martine Billard
Succeeded by	Sylvain Maillard
Member of the National Assembly for Paris's 4th constituency
In office 12 June 1997 – 23 July 2009
Preceded by	Gabriel Kaspereit
Succeeded by	Edwige Antier
Member of the National Assembly for Val d'Oise's 8th constituency
In office 2 April 1993 – 21 April 1997
Preceded by	Bernard Angels
Succeeded by	Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Personal details
Born	(1951-05-03) 3 May 1951 Tunis, Tunisia
Nationality	French
Political party	The Republicans
Education	Lycée Condorcet
Alma mater	Sciences Po Harvard University
Profession	Lawyer

Life and career

Lellouche was born in Tunis, Tunisia, among the small local Jewish community.[1] He defended a traditional view of the family during the discussions concerning the Pacte civil de solidarité (PACS), a form of civil union, during which he mentioned some “homophobic” arguments according to several observers.[2][3] However, later on in 2003 he was in favour of a law introducing harsher punishments for abuses against homosexuals.

He is also a strong opponent of the solidarity tax on wealth (ISF) first voted under François Mitterrand. Now a supporter of President Nicolas Sarkozy, he is also a member of the UMP group "Les Réformateurs," counting around 80 deputies, which advocates the deep reform of the administration and the liberalization of the economy.

Lellouche was also the French negotiator concerning the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, finally implanted in Cadarache in France.

Lellouche recently called the UK Conservative Party's policy on the EU "pathetic" and a kind of political autism,[4] claiming "They have essentially castrated your UK influence in the European parliament."[5]

He is divorced from Anne-Laure Banon, half-sister of Tristane Banon, in the news in 2011 for opposing lawsuits by and against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, his former opponent in the 1993 legislative elections.

Political career

Governmental functions

• Secretary of State for Foreign Trade: 2010-2012
• Secretary of State for European Affairs: 2009-2010

Electoral mandates

• National Assembly of France
  • Member of the National Assembly of France for Paris (4th constituency): 1997-2009 (became secretary of State in 2009); elected in 1997; reelected in 2002, 2007
  • Member of the National Assembly of France for Val d'Oise (8th constituency): 1993-1997
• Municipal Council
  • Councillor of Paris: since 2001; reelected in 2008
  • Municipal councillor of Cannes: 1995-2001

References

2. Camille Robcis, How the Symbolic Became French: Kinship and Republicanism in the PACS Debates, Discourse, 26.3 (Fall 2004), 2005 Wayne State University Press, Detroit Michigan, p.6 (article available here).
3. Dr Enda McCaffrey, The Gay Republic: Sexuality, Citizenship and Subversion in France, Ashgate, 2005, p. 206
4. Booth, Jenny; Bremner, Charles (5 November 2009). "Tories stung by autism gibe from French minister and resignations of MEPs". The Times. London. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
5. "Castrate the UK". BBC. 5 November 2009. Retrieved 5 November 2009.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Doug Bereuter	President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly 2004–2006	Succeeded by Bert Koenders