Nicolas Dupont-Aignan

Studies

1982 : Graduate of the Institute of political studies of Paris
1984: Bachelor in Right
1985: OF the of business management and financial markets to the University Paris-Dauphine
1989: Graduate of the National school of administration, promotion Freedom-Equality-Fraternity.

Civil career

civil Administrator
assistant of the head clerk of the elections to the Head office of the administration of the ministry for the Interior (1988 - 1989);
of 1990 with 1992: principal private secretary of the prefect of the area Ile-de-France (Olivier Philip), with row of Sub-prefect;
of 1992 with 1993: assistant editor of the cabinet of the prefect of the area Ile-de-France (Christian Sautter).

Ministerial cabinets

Of 1993 with 1994: principal private secretary then adviser technical of the Minister for State education (Francois Bayrou);
of 1994 with 1995: adviser technical for employment, urban ecology and the noise, within the cabinet of the minister of environment (Michel Barnier).

Electoral mandates

City council man and mayor:

25/06/1995 - 18/03/2001: mayor of Yerres (the Essonne) - List RPR) elected with the first turn, with 51,85% of the votes, with the detriment of the list and the outgoing mayor socialist and of three other lists;
since the 18/03/2001: mayor of Yerres (the Essonne) (re-election with the first turn, with 76% of the voices);

Appointed (National Assembly):

01/06/1997 - 18/06/2002: RPR deputy of the Essonne (elected with 50,09% of the voices to the second turn, in the 8th district);
09/06/2002 - 10/06/2007: UMP deputy of the Essonne (re-elected with the first turn, with 54,34% of the voices, vis-a-vis 14 other candidates);
Since the 10/06/2007: : deputy (DLR - various right-hand side) of the Essonne (re-elected with the first turn, with 57,38% of the voices, vis-a-vis 9 other candidates - of which no UMP).

President of the the Community of agglomeration of the Valley of Yerres.

Career

In 1988, Nicolas Dupont-Aignan takes part, within the framework of his functions of sub-prefect, with one of the meetings of the Convaincre club animated by Michel Rocard, to present a plan of information system strategic plan for transport in Ile-de-France.

Before even the failure of Edouard Balladur with the presidential election of 1995, it enters to the cabinet of Michel Barnier, minister of environment in February 1995. However, unlike its “owner”, it chooses not to support any of the two candidates resulting from RPR, imitating in that the policy adopted by Michele Alliot-Marie. In February 1997, it is indicated director of studies within RPR, by its president Alain Juppe (also Prime Minister). In spite of the defeat of the outgoing majority, it becomes appointed of the Essonne to the favor of triangular with the PS and the National front.

In February 1998, the new president of RPR, Philippe Séguin, to which it had approached as of before dissolution the National Assembly the previous year, appoints it secretary with the federations.

It is presented again to the presidency of UMP, the November 28th 2004, vis-a-vis Nicolas Sarkozy and Christine Boutin, not obtaining this time 9,7% of the votes.

Political positioning

At the time of his first electoral campaign, Nicolas Dupont-Aignan militates for Jacques Chaban-Delmas with the first turn of the presidential election of 1974.

However, in January 1999, after being themselves marked against the ratification of the Treated of Amsterdam, it is replaced in its functions of secretary to the federations, and starts a bringing together with the Souverainisme, in particular with Charles Pasqua.

The February 3rd 1999 (according to the Official journal), it founds the club Debout the Republic, within RPR, and, for the European elections of the June 13rd 1999, invites to vote for the list “souverainist” led by Charles Pasqua and Philippe de Villiers.

It leaves then RPR, the June 15th, to become in the tread the assistant general secretary of the Rassemblement for France, new formation launched by Charles Pasqua, being more particularly in charge of the federations there.

However, before the rupture between Charles Pasqua and Philippe de Villiers it chooses to resign of the RPF in May 2000.

Follows one period of bringing together with Philippe Séguin (at that time candidate with the succession of Jean Tiberi, mayor of Paris) then, with the autumn 2001, a certain ideological proximity with Jean-Pierre Chevènement, then qualified of “third man” by certain French media, from the point of view of the presidential election of 2002. It even publishes, with this last, in the columns of the Figaro , the October 24th 2001, an opinion column, “the Republic died, lives the Republic! ”.

The victory of the outgoing president, Jacques Chirac, vis-a-vis Jean-Marie Le Pen, the May 5th 2002, sees it returning in the orbit of the presidential majority, which it rejoins without conviction and hardly believing in becoming of this formation. He is re-elected appointed of the Essonne as of the first turn, the June 9th.

He adheres in particular to the Union for a popular movement during his formal creation, and presents himself to the presidency, the November 17th 2002, vis-a-vis Alain Juppe, Rachid Kaci, Brigitte Freytag and Mourad Ghazli. He obtains 14,91% of the votes of the delegates.

Always incarnating a Gaullisme with vocation souverainist and social, it seems from now on given to durably incarnate this current within the majority party within the French parliamentary line. He very early denounces the abandonment of the references gaullist of the new majority party. In May 2004, from the point of view of the future French Referendum on the European constitution, it presents a motion entitled “For another Europe” at the time of a national council of UMP, motion which obtains nearly 20% of the voices. In the tread, he decides for the lists animated by Philippe de Villiers for the European elections of the June 13rd 2004.

He naturally invites to vote not at the time of the referendum of the May 29th 2005, after having launched a “Committee for not with the European constitution”. He is one of holding line to make vote Non with the referendum of the May 29th 2005 on the European constitutional treaty. Always in its line of the republican gaullism, he is opposed to CPE, the Privatization of Gaz de France.

The October 14th 2005, it announces its candidature for the presidential election of 2007, in a maintenance published the following day in Le Figaro . Initially, it reserved the possibility of taking part in “primary ” if a “credible and honest” system of nomination candidate of the presidential majority were set up and if the potential candidates joined there. Since, estimating that such a system is not set up, he affirms that he will be candidate with presidential of 2007 and will not take part in the primary educations of UMP, “presidential not the business of the parties but the meeting between a candidate and the people”.

The January 13rd 2007, it announces its departure of UMP because of its dissension with Nicolas Sarkozy. It sits since on the bench of the independents.

March 16th, 2007, it gives up presenting to the presidential election fault of having been able to gather the 500 signatures of necessary elected officials.

March 31st, 2007, joined together at the house of chemistry in Paris with its partisans, it institutes " Upright République" as a true political party. The base of this party, asserting the defense of a " certain idea of France" Gaulliste and republican, is the " Pact for France" consigning the ideas and the values defended by this new party. New political clout, this party has the role to gather, initially, the whole of the supports of Nicolas Dupont-Aignan for the presidential election. In this direction, the movements Lives the Republic, Cercle Young France, Initiative Gaulliste, Union Gaulliste and Union of French people is associated there. If the party does not give any call to vote for the presidential election, Nicolas Dupont-Aignan affirms with in an individual capacity his support for Nicolas Sarkozy for the second turn.

At the time of the legislative elections, he announces his rallying by the presidential majority, which attracts to him criticisms on behalf of co-signatories of the " Pact for France". “Vigilant Partner”, according to his expression, it supports the majority without in being formally. He remains indeed independent.

Since September 9th, 2007, Debout the Republic is not located any more in the presidential majority but expressed the will to mouvment preserve cordial relationships to the main thing mouvment of the majority. Indeed, because of dissensions with the policy followed by president Nicolas Sarkozy (Treated simplified, tax package, pro-American foreign politics), Nicolas Dupont-Aignan decided to break the last bonds of his movement with UMP. In France-Evening, Nicolas Dupont-Aignan declares: “More than ever France needs a movement gaullist and free. This is why Upright the Republic, even modest with starting, is affirmed today like an independent political party. Formerly party associated with UMP, we do not have any more any financial bond with this party. Many people, who do not seek ministerial cheeses join us, of right-hand side like left. ”

Works

French , take again the capacity! , the archipelago, (2006)
Europe & the East, N° 2: Chaos , of Jean-Varoujan Sirapian, Roger Akl, Collective, foreword of Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, Editions Sigest limited liability company (2006)
Let us dare France ,
I like Europe I vote Non , François-Xavier de Guibert, (2005)
do not let die France of Paul-Marie Coûteaux and Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, Albin Michel, (2004)
Europe goes in the wall. It accelerates. And she hoots! , the Archipelago, (2004)

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