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Pierre-Henri Dumont | |
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Member of the
National Assembly for Pas-de-Calais's 7th constituency | |
Assumed office 21 June 2017 | |
Preceded by | Yann Capet |
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Born | Grande-Synthe, Dunkirk, France | 7 October 1987
Political party |
UMP (2009-2015) LR (since 2015) NF (since 2022) |
Alma mater | Sciences Po |
Pierre-Henri Dumont (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ɑ̃ʁi dymɔ̃]; born 7 October 1987) is a French politician of the Republicans ( French language: Les Républicains) who has been serving as a member of the National Assembly since June 2017, representing the Pas-de-Calais's 7th constituency. [1] His constituency contains the port city of Calais. [2]
Dumont is a graduate of Sciences Po in Paris. During his studies, he completed a year abroad at Johns Hopkins University and an internship in the office of Carolyn McCarthy at the United States House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. [3]
Dumont served as Mayor of Marck from 2014 to 2017. [4]
Dumont was elected to the French Parliament in 2017, [5] defeating National Rally Member of the European Parliament, Philippe Olivier in the second round. [6] In parliament, he serves on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on European Affairs.
Since 2019, Dumont has also been a member of the French delegation to the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly. [7]
Dumont endorsed Christian Jacob as the party’s chairman in the run-up to the Republicans’ 2019 convention, [8] and later supported Aurélien Pradié’s candidacy to succeed Jacob in 2022; in the second round of voting, he eventually supported Éric Ciotti. [9]
In the summer of 2020, Dumont disputed the claims of Priti Patel, the British Home Secretary that French authorities were not stopping migrants from leaving France and crossing the English Channel. [10] [11] [12] Dumont blamed British law for the situation. [13]
After the November 2021 English Channel disaster, Dumont spoke to CNN and criticized Prime Minister Boris Johnson. [14]
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Pierre-Henri Dumont | |
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Member of the
National Assembly for Pas-de-Calais's 7th constituency | |
Assumed office 21 June 2017 | |
Preceded by | Yann Capet |
Personal details | |
Born | Grande-Synthe, Dunkirk, France | 7 October 1987
Political party |
UMP (2009-2015) LR (since 2015) NF (since 2022) |
Alma mater | Sciences Po |
Pierre-Henri Dumont (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ɑ̃ʁi dymɔ̃]; born 7 October 1987) is a French politician of the Republicans ( French language: Les Républicains) who has been serving as a member of the National Assembly since June 2017, representing the Pas-de-Calais's 7th constituency. [1] His constituency contains the port city of Calais. [2]
Dumont is a graduate of Sciences Po in Paris. During his studies, he completed a year abroad at Johns Hopkins University and an internship in the office of Carolyn McCarthy at the United States House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. [3]
Dumont served as Mayor of Marck from 2014 to 2017. [4]
Dumont was elected to the French Parliament in 2017, [5] defeating National Rally Member of the European Parliament, Philippe Olivier in the second round. [6] In parliament, he serves on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on European Affairs.
Since 2019, Dumont has also been a member of the French delegation to the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly. [7]
Dumont endorsed Christian Jacob as the party’s chairman in the run-up to the Republicans’ 2019 convention, [8] and later supported Aurélien Pradié’s candidacy to succeed Jacob in 2022; in the second round of voting, he eventually supported Éric Ciotti. [9]
In the summer of 2020, Dumont disputed the claims of Priti Patel, the British Home Secretary that French authorities were not stopping migrants from leaving France and crossing the English Channel. [10] [11] [12] Dumont blamed British law for the situation. [13]
After the November 2021 English Channel disaster, Dumont spoke to CNN and criticized Prime Minister Boris Johnson. [14]