José Gonzalez

José Gonzalez (born 28 April 1943) is a French politician of the National Rally. In 2022, he was elected to the National Assembly for Bouches-du-Rhône's 10th constituency.

Biography Gonzalez was born to a pied-noir family in Oran, then in French Algeria. He moved to metropolitan France with his family and settled in Marseille in 1962 as a result of the Algerian war. He worked in a variety of jobs, including at the port of Marseille, as a salesman at a furniture manufacturer and then as the director of a driving school. He was also a member of the Aix Marseille-Provence Chamber of Commerce and Industry until his retirement. He later moved to Allauch. During the 2022 French legislative election, he was elected to the National Assembly Bouches-du-Rhône's 10th constituency, defeating La France Insoumise candidate Marina Mesure in the second round. At the age of 79 at the time of his election, Gonzalez is currently the father of the house in the National Assembly.

Gonzalez made the first speech of the sixteenth National Assembly.