Pierre-Henri Dumont
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Pierre-Henri Dumont | |
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| Member of the National Assembly for Pas-de-Calais's 7th constituency | |
| In office 21 June 2017 – 9 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Yann Capet |
| Succeeded by | Marc de Fleurian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 October 1987 |
| Party | UMP (2009-2015) LR (since 2015) NF (since 2022) |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po |
Pierre-Henri Dumont (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ɑ̃ʁi dymɔ̃]; born 7 October 1987) is a French politician of the Republicans (French language: Les Républicains) who was a member of the National Assembly from June 2017 to 2024, representing the Pas-de-Calais's 7th constituency.[1] His constituency contains the port city of Calais.[2]
Dumont is a graduate of Sciences Po in Paris. During his studies, he completed a year abroad at Johns Hopkins University and an internship in the office of Carolyn McCarthy at the United States House of Representatives in Washington, D.C.[3]
Political career
Career in local politics
Dumont served as Mayor of Marck from 2014 to 2017.[4]
Member of the National Assembly, 2017–present
Dumont was elected to the French Parliament in 2017,[5] defeating National Rally Member of the European Parliament, Philippe Olivier in the second round.[6] In parliament, he serves on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on European Affairs.
Since 2019, Dumont has also been a member of the French delegation to the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly.[7]
Dumont endorsed Christian Jacob as the party’s chairman in the run-up to the Republicans’ 2019 convention,[8] and later supported Aurélien Pradié’s candidacy to succeed Jacob in 2022; in the second round of voting, he eventually supported Éric Ciotti.[9]
He was reelected in the 2022 election. In the 2024 election, he lost his seat in the second round to National Rally's Marc de Fleurian.[10]
