Maxime Amblard

Amblard was born in 1996 in Charente. He holds a degree in nuclear engineering from the École nationale supérieure de physique, électronique et matériaux which he completed in 2019 while working as an intern in the safety department at the Saint-Alban Nuclear Power Plant. In 2022, he published a book Abundance and Scarcity which addresses overreliance on fossil fuels and proposes nuclear energy as a solution.^[2][3] In an article published in 2024 for Le Journal du Dimanche Amblard criticised the government of Emmanuel Macron for weakening the French nuclear industry.^[4][5]

Amblard was also an activist in the French Democratic Confederation of Labour on behalf of Framatome but was reportedly excluded from it in July 2024 due to his support for the National Rally.^[6]

For the 2024 legislative elections, Amblard was selected to contest Meuse's 1st constituency for the National Rally and defeated outgoing deputy Bertrand Pancher.^[7]