Michel Amiel Explained

Michel Amiel
Office:Member of the French Senate for Bouches-du-Rhône
Term Start:1 October 2014
Predecessor:Isabelle Pasquet
Birth Date:3 July 1954
Birth Place:Cannes, France
Nationality:French
Party:La République En Marche! (2017-2020)

Michel Amiel (born 1954) is a French politician who has been serving as a member of the French Senate since 2014. From 2017 until 2020, he was a member of La République En Marche! (LREM).

Early life

Amiel was born on 3 July 1954.[1]

Career

Amiel has served as a member of the French Senate since 2014.[1] He is also the Mayor of Les Pennes-Mirabeau.[1]

Ahead of the Republicans' 2016 primaries, Amiel endorsed Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet as the party's candidate for the 2017 French presidential election.[2]

In March 2020, Amiel left LREM after Prime Minister Édouard Philippe announced he would push through a controversial pensions bill by executive decree.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.senat.fr/senateur/amiel_michel14239u.html French Senate: Michel Amiel
  2. https://www.lemonde.fr/election-presidentielle-2017/article/2016/09/08/primaire-a-droite-nathalie-kosciusko-morizet-a-reuni-les-parrainages-necessaires_4994822_4854003.html Primaire à droite : Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet a réuni assez de parrainages
  3. https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2020/03/01/denoncant-le-cynisme-et-l-incompetence-politique-le-senateur-michel-amiel-quitte-en-marche-a-cause-du-49-3_6031449_823448.html Le sénateur Michel Amiel quitte En marche ! à cause du 49.3, dénonçant le « cynisme et l’incompétence politique »