Patrick Mignola

Patrick Mignola
President of theDemocratic Movement and affiliated democrats groupin theNational Assembly
In office 17 October 2018 – 21 June 2022
Preceded by	Marc Fesneau
Succeeded by	Jean-Paul Mattei
Member of theNational Assembly forSavoie's4thconstituency
In office 21 June 2017 – 21 June 2022
Preceded by	Bernadette Laclais
Succeeded by	Jean-François Coulomme
MayorofLa Ravoire
In office 11 March 2001 – 4 September 2017
Preceded by	Jean Blanc
Succeeded by	Frédéric Bret
Personal details
Born	(1971-08-08)8 August 1971 Chambéry,France
Political party	Democratic Movement(2007–present)
Other political affiliations	Union for French Democracy(until 2007)
Alma mater	Sciences Po

Patrick Mignola(born 8 August 1971) is a French politician who presided over theDemocratic Movement and affiliated democrats groupin theNational Assemblyfrom 2018 to 2022. He represented the4th constituencyof theSavoiedepartmentin the National Assembly from 2017 until 2022.

Political career

Prior to his election to the National Assembly in2017,Mignola served as Deputy Mayor ofLa Ravoirefrom 1995 and then won the mayorship in2001.From 1998 to 2010, he was elected to theGeneral CouncilofSavoiefor thecanton of La Ravoire.From 2016 to 2017, he also held one of the vice presidencies of theRegional Council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpesunder the presidency ofLaurent Wauquiez.

In Parliament, Mignola serves on the Committee on Sustainable Development and Spatial Planning. He also served as a member of the Committee on Finance (2017–2018), the Committee on Social Affairs (2017–2020) and the Committee on Cultural Affairs and Education (2018–2019). In addition to his committee assignments, he is a member of the French-Italian Parliamentary Friendship Group.

WhenMarc Fesneaujoined the government in October 2018, Mignola was elected to the presidency of theDemocratic Movement and affiliated group.Under his leadership, the group grew in size as members of other groups joined the MoDem group.

In May 2022, Mignola – together withStéphane Séjournéfor theRenaissanceandGilles BoyerforHorizons– negotiated the agreement leading to the creation ofEnsemble,a coalition of the parties forming the presidential majority, including on the financial distribution between them.

In the2022 legislative election,Mignola ran for reelection butlost his seatagainstJean-François CoulommeofLa France Insoumise.

Political positions

Together withJean-Noël Barrot,Mignola proposed a law to introducemail-in votingto facilitate voting during the public health crisis caused by theCOVID-19 pandemic in France.

In early 2021, Mignola proposed the introduction ofproportional representationfor France's nine most populateddepartmentsin the country'selectoral lawahead of the2022 legislative election.