Marc-Philippe Daubresse | |
Office: | Member of the French Senate for Nord |
Term Start: | 1 October 2017 |
Office2: | Member of the National Assembly for Nord's 4th constituency |
Term Start2: | 2002 |
Term End2: | 2017 |
Predecessor2: | Jacques Houssin |
Successor2: | Brigitte Liso |
Birth Date: | 1 August 1953 |
Birth Place: | Lille, France |
Nationality: | French |
Party: | The Republicans |
Otherparty: | Union for a Popular Movement (before 2015) |
Education: | Lycée Faidherbe |
Alma Mater: | École centrale de Lille |
Marc-Philippe Daubresse (born 1 August 1953) is a French politician.
Daubresse was born on 1 August 1953 in Lille, Nord.[1] [2] He is a graduate of the École centrale de Lille, the Institut Industriel du Nord, and the Institut d'Administration des Entreprises.[2] [3] He was a member of Jeunesse Etudiante Chrétienne.[3]
In 1974, Daubresse worked as staff member for telecommunications Minister Norbert Segard.[3] He also served as regional chair of the Union pour la Démocratie Française, and later the Union pour un Mouvement Populaire for the Nord.[3]
From 1980 to 1983, Daubresse worked for Bouygues.[2]
From 1986 to 1992, Daubresse was a member of the regional council of Nord-Pas-de-Calais.[1] [2] From January 2001 to March 2008, he was the Vice-President of the Urban Community of Lille Métropole.[1] [2] Since 2003, he has been the President of the Conseil National de l’Habitat, then the Agence Nationale de l'Habitat.[2] [3]
From March to November 2004, Daubresse was Secretary for housing, from November 2004 to May 2005, Deputy Minister for housing and cities.[1] [2] and frome March to November 2010 Minister for Youth and Active Solidarities.[4] [5]
Daubresse has been the mayor of Lambersart from 1988 to 2017.[1] [2]
In the Republicans’ 2016 presidential primaries, Daubresse endorsed Nicolas Sarkozy as the party's candidate for the office of President of France.[6]