Guillaume Guérin (politician)
Guillaume Guérin | |
|---|---|
| President of Limoges Métropole | |
| Assumed office 8 July 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Paul Duret |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 May 1987 |
| Political party | The Republicans (since 2015) |
| Other political affiliations | Union for a Popular Movement (2004–2015) |
Guillaume Guérin (born 4 May 1987) is a French politician serving as president of Limoges Métropole since 2020.[1]
Early life and career
Guérin was born in Limoges in 1987 and joined the Union for a Popular Movement in 2004.[2] In 2013, he was elected leader of the party in Haute-Vienne.[3] He was appointed 1st deputy mayor of Limoges in 2014,[4] and became a member of the Regional Council of Limousin the same year.[5] He was elected member of the Regional Council of Nouvelle-Aquitaine in 2015 and succeeded Virginie Calmels as group leader of The Republicans in 2019.[6]
In 2018, Guérin was appointed minister of rurality in the shadow cabinet of Laurent Wauquiez.[7] In the 2014 European Parliament election, he was a candidate for member of the European Parliament in 7th position on the Union for a Popular Movement's party list in Massif-central–Centre.[8] In the 2019 election, he was in 17th position on The Republicans' nationwide list.[9] He is in a relationship with a niece of François Baroin.[10]
References
- ^ "Guillaume Guérin élu président de Limoges Métropole, qui passe à droite" (in French). ici. 8 July 2020.
- ^ ""Je vous écris de Vassivière" : la carte postale de Guillaume Guérin, adjoint aux finances du maire de Limoges". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 21 July 2023.
- ^ "UMP Haute-Vienne : Guillaume Guérin élu sans surprise à la tête de la fédération" (in French). France 3. 15 December 2013.
- ^ "Les Républicains : Guillaume Guérin, boulimique et pressé". Le Populaire du Centre (in French). 3 February 2016.
- ^ "L'adjoint au maire de Limoges UMP Guillaume Guérin siégera au conseil régional du Limousin" (in French). France 3. 14 November 2014.
- ^ "Guillaume Guérin succède à Virginie Calmels à la présidence du groupe LR au Conseil régional" (in French). France 3. 12 April 2019.
- ^ "Le premier adjoint au maire de Limoges Guillaume Guérin intègre le gouvernement... des Républicains". Le Populaire du Centre (in French). 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Guillaume Guérin, premier adjoint du maire de Limoges, sur la liste UMP de la grande région Centre-Limousin-Auvergne pour les élections européennes" (in French). France 3. 23 April 2014.
- ^ "Européennes : Guillaume Guérin, 1er adjoint au maire de Limoges, figure sur la liste nationale LR" (in French). ici. 6 March 2019.
- ^ "Guillaume Guérin : portrait du nouveau président de Limoges Métropole et jeune porte-étendard de la droite en Limousin" (in French). France 3. 8 July 2020.