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Xavier Bertrand
Xavier Bertrand, born in 1965 in Châlons-sur-Marne, is a French centre-right politician and President of the Hauts-de-France regional council since 2016.
- Born
- 1965 (61 years), Châlons-en-Champagne
- Party
- The Republicans
- Office
- Conseiller régional des Hauts-de-France 2016–
President of the Regional Council of Hauts-de-France 2016– - Education
- University of Reims
Centre-right · Where sources place this person
Wikipedia: moderate right (The Republicans)
Ideology: liberal conservatism, Gaullism
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He was a minister under Presidents Chirac and Sarkozy and Mayor of Saint-Quentin. He belongs to The Republicans. He is named among the possible contenders for the 2027 French presidential election.
Career
Bertrand began as an insurance agent and entered politics young. He was a National Assembly member for Aisne from 2002 to 2016, Minister of Health (2005-2007), Minister of Labour (2007-2009 and 2010-2012), Secretary-General of the UMP (2008-2010) and Mayor of Saint-Quentin (2010-2016). He beat Marine Le Pen in the 2015 regional election and won Hauts-de-France again in 2021 with 52.37%. He left The Republicans in 2017, ran as an independent, and rejoined in 2021, finishing fourth in its 2021 presidential nomination race.
- Conseiller régional des Hauts-de-France 2016–
- President of the Regional Council of Hauts-de-France 2016–
- Member of the French National Assembly 2002–2004, 2007–2007, 2009–2010, 2012–2016
- Mayor of Saint-Quentin 2010–2016
- Minister of Labour 2007–2009, 2010–2012
- Minister of Health 2005–2007
Positions
Wikipedia places him on France's moderate right. He favours liberal economic policy, tax cuts and lower public spending, and has opposed same-sex marriage. He launched the movement Nous France in 2021. In 2022 he backed leaving NATO's integrated command. He endorsed Bruno Retailleau for party chair.
Summarised automatically from the linked sources. Wikipedia
Photo: Claudio Centonze / European Union, 2025 / EC - Audiovisual Service, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
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French Presidential Election 2027
| Outcome | Left – Right | Age | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Le Pen | Far right | 58 | 43% |
| Édouard Philippe | Centre-right | 55 | 18% |
| Jean-Luc Mélenchon | Left | 75 | 13% |
| David Lisnard | Centre-right | 57 | 12% |
| François Hollande | Centre-left | 72 | 3% |
| Gabriel Attal | Centre | 37 | 3% |
| Bruno Retailleau | Centre-right | 65 | 1% |
| Raphaël Glucksmann | Centre-left | 46 | 1% |
| Sarah Knafo | Far right | 33 | 1% |
| Éric Zemmour | Far right | 68 | 1% |
| Jordan Bardella | Far right | 31 | 1% |
| Xavier Bertrand | Centre-right | 61 | <1% |