Éric Pauget
French politician (born 1970)
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Éric Pauget (French pronunciation: [eʁik poʒɛ]; born 18 August 1970) is a French politician who has represented the 7th constituency of the Alpes-Maritimes department in the National Assembly since 2017.[2][3] He is a member of The Republicans (LR).
Éric Pauget | |
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| Member of the National Assembly for Alpes-Maritimes's 7th constituency | |
| Assumed office 21 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Jean Leonetti |
| Vice-President of Soyons libres | |
| Assumed office February 2018 | |
| President | Valérie Pécresse |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 August 1970 Antibes, France |
| Party | The Republicans (2015–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Rally for the Republic (1995–2002) Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2005) |
| Occupation | Camping manager[1] |
| Website | ericpauget.fr |
Political career
Pauget held a seat in the Departmental Council of Alpes-Maritimes from 2001 until his resignation in 2017, first for the canton of Antibes-Biot until 2015, then for the canton of Antibes-3. He held one of the departmental council's vice presidencies from 2015 until 2017 under the presidency of Éric Ciotti.
Since 1995, he has been a municipal councillor of Antibes. He served as a deputy mayor from 2001 to 2017; he was first deputy mayor from 2012.
Political career
In parliament, Pauget serves on the Committee on Economic Affairs.[4] In addition to his committee assignments, he is part of the French-Israeli Parliamentary Friendship Group.[4]
In 2018, Pauget joined the leadership of Soyons Libres as a vice president (while remaining a member of The Republicans), a minor party of which he has been a member since 2017 and where he is in charge of relations with the National Assembly.[5]
In the run-up to the Republicans’ 2022 convention, Pauget endorsed Éric Ciotti as the party's chairman.[6] In the Republicans' 2025 leadership election, he endorsed Laurent Wauquiez to succeed Ciotti as the party's new chair.[7]
Political positions
In 2021, Pauget tabled a bill to ban bullfighting in France.[8] A few months later, he sponsored a bill to have prison inmates pay part of the cost of their incarceration.[9]