Élie Aboud | |
Term End: | 19 June 2012 |
Predecessor: | Paul-Henri Cugnenc |
Successor: | Dolorès Roqué |
Constituency: | 6th Constituency of Hérault |
Office: | Member of the National Assembly of France |
Term Start: | 2007 French legislative election (elected after the death of Paul-Henri Cugnenc) |
Birth Date: | 12 October 1959 |
Birth Place: | Beirut, Lebanon |
Party: | Union for a Popular Movement |
Profession: | Cardiologist |
Élie Aboud (Arabic: ايلي عبود; born 12 October 1959 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a French-Lebanese politician and doctor. As a member of the National Assembly of France, he represents the 6th circonscription of the Hérault department, and is a member of the Les Republicains party. Aboud took up the position after the death of the previous deputy, Paul-Henri Cugnenc on 6 July 2007. He is a member of the Cultural, Family and Social Affairs Committee.
He was elected in 1995 as a City Councillor and served in this post until 2001, when he became eighth Deputy Mayor of Béziers.
He is chairman of "Generation France" Béziers,[1] founded by Jean-François Copé, and is the Chairman of parliamentary research groups on repatriates and viticulture.