Benoît Biteau Explained

Office:Member of the National Assembly
for Charente-Maritime's 2nd constituency
Party:Independent
Termstart:8 July 2024
Predecessor:Anne-Laure Babault
Office1:Member of the European Parliament
Constituency1:France
Term Start1:2 July 2019
Term End1:15 July 2024
Parliament1:European
Birth Date:7 April 1967
Birth Place:Royan, France
Nationality:French
Residence:Sablonceaux
Profession:Farmer · Agronomist · Politician

Benoît Biteau (pronounced as /fr/; born 7 April 1967) is a French farmer, agronomist and politician who was elected the deputy for the 2nd constituency of Charente-Maritime in the National Assembly in the 2024 legislative election. He ran under the The Ecologists (LÉ) banner, part of the New Popular Front (NFP) alliance.[1] [2]

Biteau was previously elected a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in 2019 at place 11 on the Europe Ecology – The Greens list.[3] [4] [5] [6] He failed to win reelection in 2024 and chose to run for the National Assembly a month later.

He also held a seat in the Regional Council of Poitou-Charentes (2010–2015) and its successor, the Regional Council of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (2016–2021), as well as one of the council's vice-presidencies during his first five-year term.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Législatives en Charente-Maritime (2e circonscription) : l’écologiste Benoît Biteau vainqueur avec plus de 53 % des voix. Briand. David. 2024-07-08. sudouest.fr. fr. 2024-07-08.
  2. Web site: Législatives en Charente-Maritime : qui est Benoît Biteau, le nouveau député de Rochefort-Aunis ?. Briand. David. 2024-07-08. sudouest.fr. fr. 2024-07-08.
  3. Web site: Élections européennes. Le député Benoît Biteau (EELV) : « Il va falloir démasquer les imposteurs ». Cuau. Olivier. 2024-05-24. Ouest-france.fr. fr. 2024-05-24.
  4. Web site: Parlement européen. Qui sont les 79 eurodéputés élus en France ?. Cazenave. Fabien. 2019-05-27. Ouest-france.fr. fr. 2020-03-03.
  5. Web site: Key dates ahead. European Parliament . 28 May 2019 . en . 20 May 2017.
  6. Web site: Key dates ahead. BBC News . 28 May 2019 . en . 22 May 2017.