Christian Cambon

Christian Cambon (; born 8 March 1948) is a French politician of The Republicans (LR) who has represented the Val-de-Marne department in the Senate since 2004.

Early life and education Cambon graduated from the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po) and holds a master's degree in Public Law (Panthéon-Assas University).

Political career Cambon held the mayorship of Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne from 1989 until 2017 and was First Vice President of the Syndicat des eaux d'Île-de-France, the public drinking water service for the greater metropolitan Paris area, from 1983 to 2017.

In the Senate, Cambon served as president of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and the Armed Forces from 2017 to 2023. He also chairs the French-Moroccan parliamentary friendship group and the French delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

On 24 April 2018, Cambon was among the guests invited to the state dinner hosted by US President Donald Trump in honour of President Emmanuel Macron at the White House.

Other activities French Development Agency (AFD), Member of the Board of Directors