Laurent Hénart (French pronunciation: [lɔʁɑ̃ enaʁ]; born 15 October 1968) is a French politician who is the president of the Radical Party.

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Laurent Hénart
Laurent Hénart in 2014
President of the Radical Party
Assumed office
22 June 2014
Preceded byJean-Louis Borloo
Mayor of Nancy
In office
6 April 2014  5 July 2020
Preceded byAndré Rossinot
Succeeded byMathieu Klein
Member of the National Assembly
for Meurthe-et-Moselle's 1st constituency
In office
12 September 2005  19 June 2012
Preceded byCorinne Marchal-Tarnus
Succeeded byChaynesse Khirouni
In office
19 June 2002  30 April 2004
Preceded byJean-Jacques Denis
Succeeded byCorinne Marchal-Tarnus
Secretary of State in charge of the professional integration of the youth
In office
31 March 2004  31 May 2005
Prime MinisterJean-Pierre Raffarin
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byGérard Larcher
Personal details
Born (1968-10-15) 15 October 1968 (age 56)
Laxou, France
Political partyRadical Party
Alma materNancy University
Sciences Po
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Biography

He was a member of the National Assembly of France and represented the Meurthe-et-Moselle department. In June 2017, he declared himself in favor of the reunification of the Radical Party and the Radical Left Party. On November 12, 2017, he was re-elected party president with 79% of the vote, against the backdrop of the party's forthcoming merger with the PRG in December.

Before the Republicans' 2016 presidential primary, Hénard endorsed Alain Juppé as the party's candidate for the 2017 French presidential election.[1] In 2019, he publicly declared his support for the incumbent president, Emmanuel Macron.[2] Before the 2022 elections, he endorsed Macron for re-election.[3]

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