Roger Chudeau

Roger Chudeau (French pronunciation: [ʁɔʒe ʃydo]; born 28 September 1949) is a French politician and retired senior civil servant who has represented the 2nd constituency of the Loir-et-Cher department in the National Assembly since 2022. A former inspector at the Ministry of National Education and an education advisor in Prime Minister François Fillon's cabinet (2007–2008), he is a member of the National Rally (RN) and formerly of The Republicans (LR).

Roger Chudeau
Member of the National Assembly for Loir-et-Cher's 2nd constituency
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 June 2022
Preceded by	Guillaume Peltier
Personal details
Born	(1949-09-28) 28 September 1949 (age 75) Berlin, Germany
Nationality	French
Political party	National Rally (2021–present)
Other political affiliations	Rally for the Republic (1988–2002) Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015) The Republicans (2015–2017)
Residence(s)	Nouan-le-Fuzelier, Loir-et-Cher

Biography

Career

Chudeau was born in 1949. He holds a degree in German and worked as a high school teacher before becoming a school inspector with the Inspector General of National Education (IEN).^[1] In 2008, he was appointed Director of Supervision of the Ministry of National Education and the Ministry of Higher Education and Research.^[2]

Politics

Chudeau became a member of the Rally for the Republic in 1988 and its successor parties including The Republicans. He was close to François Fillon during his time as Prime Minister and in the Cabinet of François Fillon he became Fillon's advisor on education.^[3][4] Following the defeat of Fillon during the 2017 French presidential election, he briefly retired from politics before joining the National Rally in 2021.^[5]

Ahead of the 2022 French legislative election, he contested the seat of Loir-et-Cher's 2nd constituency which was held by former Republicans politician Guillaume Peltier who had defected to Reconquête. Chudeau was successful at winning the seat in the second round.^[6]

During the 2024 French legislative election Chudeau made comments that dual nationals (specifically Najat Vallaud-Belkacem) should not hold ministerial posts. For these comments Marine Le Pen disavowed the idea that of restricting ministerial posts on basis of dual nationality and added that Chudeau's comments were contrary to the RN's programme.^[7][8]

References

1. "Roger Chudeau". 12 June 2007.
2. Décret du 29 septembre 2008 portant nomination du directeur de l'encadrement du ministère de l'éducation nationale et du ministère de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche - M. Chudeau (Roger)
3. "Interview : le nouveau député RN de Romorantin Roger Chudeau sur le gril". La Nouvelle République. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
4. "Deuxième circonscription de Loir-et-Cher : le RN Roger Chudeau à l'Assemblée nationale". La Nouvelle République. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
5. "Législatives en Sologne : pourquoi l'ex-filloniste Roger Chudeau s'est rallié à Marine Le Pen". La Nouvelle République. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
6. "Les résultats du second tour des élections législatives dans la 2e circonscription du Loir-et-Cher ". Le Monde. June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
7. "Marine Le Pen désavoue un député RN après ses critiques sur la binationalité de Najat Vallaud-Belkacem". Le Monde. Agence France-Presse. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.