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Charles de Courson

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Charles de Courson
Charles de Courson in 2017
Member of the National Assembly
for Marne's 5th constituency
Assumed office
2 April 1993
Preceded byJean-Pierre Bouquet
Mayor of Vanault-les-Dames
In office
15 January 1986 – 14 October 2017
Preceded byAymard de Courson
Succeeded byCaroline Issenhuth
Personal details
Born
Charles Amédée Simon du Buisson de Courson

(1952-04-02) 2 April 1952 (age 72)
Paris, France
Political partyLC-NC (2007–present)
Other political
affiliations
CDS (1986–1995)
FD (1995–1998)
UDF (1998–2007)
UDI (2012–2017)
RelationsLéonel de Moustier (grandfather)
Louis-Michel le Peletier (ancestor)
Elénor-François-Elie (ancestor)
Alma materESSEC Business School
École nationale d'administration
OccupationMagistratePolitician

Charles Amédée Simon du Buisson de Courson (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl amede simɔ̃ dy bɥisɔ̃ kuʁsɔ̃]; born 2 April 1952) is a French politician who has served as a member of the National Assembly of France since 1993.[1] A former member of the Auditors Court, Courson has been rapporteur of the state budget in the National Assembly since 2024.[2] He represents the 5th constituency of the Marne department, as part of The Centrists.

Early life and family

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Coat of arms of the Buisson de Courson family.

Charles Amédée Simon du Buisson de Courson[3] was born on April 2, 1952, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. His father, Aymard de Courson, was the mayor of Vanault-les-Dames from 1953 to 1985 and was a member of the general council of Marne from 1958 to 1985.[4]

Through his mother, Charles de Courson is a grandson of politician and French Resistance hero Léonel de Moustier, as well as a descendant of Louis-Michel le Peletier, marquis de Saint-Fargeau.[5]

Political career

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Amongst his many interventions, Courson has opposed same-sex marriage, and has denounced the "illusion of security at airports". In 2023, he led a vote of no confidence against the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne over proposals to raise the state pension age by executive decree.[5]

In 2024, Courson ran in the first two rounds of voting on the president of the National Assembly, before pulling out ahead of the final vote; the post eventually went to incumbent Yaël Braun-Pivet.[6]

Political positions

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Courson opposes the legalization of same-sex marriage, instead proposing a civil union pact. He is also in favor of a reduction in the number of civil servants and advocates for a strict budget.[7][8]

Courson opposed the 2013 pension reform, instead co-signing an amendment providing for a gradual increase in the legal retirement age to 65 years.[9][10] He supported the presidential candidacy of Valérie Pécresse in 2022, whose program included a postponement of the legal age to 65.[11] However, in 2023, he opposed raising the legal retirement age to 64.[5]

In March of 2017, he proposed increasing the monthly compensation for deputies from €5,600 to €9,000 "to ensure them a decent living".[12]

References

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  1. ^ "LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS" (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
  2. ^ Biography on the Assemblée Nationale website
  3. ^ Catherine Nay (9 May 2023). "Catherine Nay raconte Charles de Courson, l'aristocrate révolutionnaire". Le Journal du Dimanche (in French). Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Les maires de Vanault-les-Dames". francegenweb.org (in French). Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b c MacArthur, John R. "Meet the aristocrat plotting Macron's downfall". Spectator. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  6. ^ Victor Goury-Laffont (18 July 2024), Macron wins shock vote to keep coalition hopes alive Politico Europe.
  7. ^ Aurélien Soucheyre (4 February 2022). "Charles de Courson, l'aristocrate républicain". L'Humanité (in French). Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  8. ^ Emilio Meslet (6 June 2023). "Qu'est-ce que le groupe Liot, ces centristes opposés à Macron ?". humanite.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Retraites : quand De Courson voulait toucher à l'âge légal". Le Télégramme (in French). 19 March 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  10. ^ Poussielgue, Grégoire (29 May 2023). "Charles de Courson : « Le gouvernement craint un vote sanction »". Les Echos (in French). Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  11. ^ Marchal, Raphaël (20 March 2023). "CHARLES DE COURSON, FER DE LANCE DES OPPOSANTS À LA RÉFORME DES RETRAITES À L'ASSEMBLÉE". LCP (in French). Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Charles de Courson propose d'augmenter les parlementaires pour leur « assurer une vie décente »". BFMTV (in French). 10 March 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2024..