Alexandre Avril Explained

Alexandre Avril
Office:	Regional Councillor of Centre-Val de Loire
Term Start:	1 July 2021
Office1:	Mayor of Salbris
Term Start1:	3 July 2020
Predecessor1:	Olivier Pavy
Party:	Union of the Right for the Republic (since 2024)
Otherparty:	The Republicans (until 2024)
Birth Date:	df=yes 19 April 1992
Relatives:	Jacky Avril (uncle)

Alexandre Avril (born 19 April 1992) is a French politician of the Union of the Right for the Republic (UDR). He has been a member of the Regional Council of Centre-Val de Loire since 2021,^[1] and has served as mayor of Salbris since 2020.^[2] Since 2024, he has served as a vice president of the UDR.^[3]

Early life and career

Avril is the nephew of Jacky Avril.^[4] His maternal relatives were merchants and his paternal grandfather worked as a security guard for Matra.^[4] He grew up in Salbris and moved to Paris, where he studied at the École normale supérieure and HEC Paris, founded a development consulting firm for collectivities, and worked as parliamentary assistant to Socialist Party senator Jeanny Lorgeoux.^[5]

Avril was elected mayor of Salbris in the 2020 municipal elections, as the lead candidate of an independent right-wing list.^[6] In July 2020, he was elected president of Sologne des Rivières.^[7] In the 2021 regional election in Centre-Val de Loire, he was designated as lead candidate of the Union of the Right and Centre in Loir-et-Cher,^[8] and was elected to the regional council.^[1] He was elected unopposed as leader of The Republicans in Loir-et-Cher in November 2023,^[9] and took office in March 2024.^{[10] [11]} He defended his PhD thesis, on the philosophies of René Girard and Friedrich Nietzsche, in December 2023.^[12]

Ahead of the 2024 legislative election, Avril supported Éric Ciotti's alliance with the National Rally.^{[13] [14]} In September 2024, he announced his intention to resign as leader of the Loir-et-Cher Republicans the following month, in order to join Ciotti's newly founded Union of the Right for the Republic.^[11] In October 2024, he was appointed as a vice president of the UDR.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Voici les 77 nouveaux élus du Conseil régional de Centre-Val de Loire. La République du Centre. 28 June 2021. fr.
2. Web site: Alexandre Avril devient maire. Le Petit Solognot. 8 July 2020. fr.
3. Web site: Info JDNews - Éric Ciotti dévoile l'équipe dirigeante de l'Union des droites pour la République. Le Journal du Dimanche. 2 October 2024. fr.
4. Web site: Salbris – Municipales : Alexandre Avril veut servir sa ville. Le Petit Solognot. 22 November 2019. fr.
5. Web site: Alexandre Avril candidat à la mairie de Salbris. La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest. 10 October 2019. fr.
6. Web site: Municipales 2020 : à Salbris, Alexandre Avril remporte la mairie avec 57,95% des voix. France Info. 26 June 2020. fr.
7. Web site: Alexandre Avril élu président. La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest. 13 July 2020. fr.
8. Web site: Régionales 2021 : avec Alexandre Avril, la droite mise sur la jeunesse en Loir-et-Cher. La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest. 20 April 2021. fr.
9. Web site: Loir-et-Cher : Alexandre Avril veut remettre Les Républicains au centre de l'échiquier. La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest. 23 November 2021. fr.
10. Web site: Loir-et-Cher : LR se réorganise autour d'Alexandre Avril. La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest. 5 March 2024. fr.
11. Web site: Loir-et-Cher : l'avenir de la fédération Les Républicains en question. La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest. 25 September 2024. fr.
12. Web site: Salbris : Alexandre Avril, un chercheur en philosophie à la mairie. La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest. 28 December 2023. fr.
13. Web site: Loir-et-Cher : Alexandre Avril sur la même longueur d'onde qu'Éric Ciotti. La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest. 11 June 2024. fr.
14. Web site: Loir-et-Cher : les LR d'Alexandre Avril franchissent le Rubicon pour s'entendre avec le RN. La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest. 12 June 2024. fr.