Patrick Mignola
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Patrick Mignola | |
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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 | Chambéry,France | 8 August 1971
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.[1]
Political career
[edit]Prior to his election to the National Assembly in2017,Mignola served as Deputy Mayor ofLa Ravoirefrom 1995 and then won the mayorship in2001.[2]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.[3]
WhenMarc Fesneaujoined the government in October 2018, Mignola was elected to the presidency of theDemocratic Movement and affiliated group.[4]Under his leadership, the group grew in size as members of other groups joined the MoDem group.[5]
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.[6]
In the2022 legislative election,Mignola ran for reelection butlost his seatagainstJean-François CoulommeofLa France Insoumise.
Political positions
[edit]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.[7][8]
In early 2021, Mignola proposed the introduction ofproportional representationfor France's nine most populateddepartmentsin the country'selectoral lawahead of the2022 legislative election.[9]
References
[edit]- ^"Savoie - 4e circonscription: Résultats des législatives".
- ^"Conseil communautaire".
- ^Patrick MignolaFrench National Assembly.
- ^Patrick Mignola nouveau président des députés MoDemBFM TV,16 October 2018.
- ^Mariama Darame (8 September 2020),A l’Assemblée nationale, le MoDem impose son élargissement dans la majoritéLe Monde.
- ^Matthieu Deprieck (12 May 2022),Occupé à Bruxelles, Stéphane Séjourné revient dans le jeu à ParisL'Opinion.
- ^Pierre-Paul Bermingham (16 November 2020),France split over ‘American’ mail-in ballots for 2021 regional electionsPolitico Europe.
- ^Proposition de loi nº 3039 visant à rétablir le vote par correspondance, 2 June 2020National Assembly.
- ^Tristan Quinault-Maupoil (10 February 2021),Proportionnelle: le MoDem dépose une proposition de loiLe Figaro.
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Politicians from Chambéry
- French people of Italian descent
- Union for French Democracy politicians
- Democratic Movement (France) politicians
- Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
- Members of Parliament for Savoie
- Regional councillors of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Departmental councillors (France)
- Mayors of places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Sciences Po alumni