Luc Chatel

Luc-Marie Chatel (born 15 August 1964) is a French politician of the Republicans (LR) who served as Minister of National Education in the government of Prime Minister François Fillon from June 2009 to May 2012. In 2014, he served as the acting chair of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).

Also, Chatel served as the Secretary of state for Consumer Affairs and Tourism from June 2007 to March 2008, and Government's Spokesman from June 2009 until November 2010.

Political career

Governmental functions

Minister of National Education, Youth and Voluntary : 2010–2012. Minister of National Education, government's spokesman : 2009–2010. Secretary of State for Industry and Consumer Affairs, government's spokesman : 2008–2009. Secretary of State for Consumer Affairs and Tourism : 2007–2008.

Electoral mandates

National Assembly of France

Member of the National Assembly of France for Haute-Marne (1st constituency) : 2002-2007 (Became Secretary of State in 2007) / 2012–2017. Elected in 2002, reelected in 2007, 2012.

Regional Council

Vice-president of the Regional Council of Champagne-Ardenne : 1998–2004. Regional councillor of Champagne-Ardenne : 1998–2010. Reelected in 2004.

Municipal Council

Mayor of Chaumont : 2008-2013 (Resignation). Municipal councillor of Chaumont : 1996-2002 (Resignation). 2008–2014. Reelected in 2001, 2008. Municipal councillor of Bayard-sur-Marne : 1993–1995.

Community of Communes Council

President of the Communes Community of the Pays chaumontais : 200–2014. Member of the Communes Community of the Pays chaumontais : 2008–2014.

Political function

Spokesman of the Union for a Popular Movement : 2002–2007.

Political positions Within the UMP, Chatel initially was part of Les Réformateurs, the party’s liberal wing.

From August 2012, Chatel – alongside Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Jean Leonetti and Marc Laffineur – led Modern and Humanist France (France moderne et humaniste), a recognized movement within the UMP. In the UMP's 2012 leadership election, he endorsed Jean-François Copé.

Ahead of the Republicans’ 2016 primaries, Chatel endorsed Nicolas Sarkozy as the party’s candidate for 2017 presidential elections.