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Axel Poniatowski
French politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Axel Poniatowski (born 3 August 1951) was a member of the National Assembly of France from 2002 to 2017.[1] He represented Val-d'Oise's 2nd constituency, as a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.[1]
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Biography
Prince Axel Poniatowski was born on 3 August 1951 in Rabat, Morocco.[2] He grew up in Morocco and in the United States, following his father the diplomat Michel Poniatowski.[2] Later, he also lived in the US for five more years, and in Saudi Arabia for three years.[2] He was the mayor of Isle-Adam from 1999 to 2017.[3] ,[4] and the Representative of Val d'Oise from 2002 to 2017.[2] He served as the President of the foreign affairs commission in the French National Assembly.[1] He was defeated in the 2017 election by Guillaume Vuilletet of La République En Marche! (LREM). He is a distant relative of the last king of Poland Stanisław II August and of Marshal Józef Poniatowski.
He worked in the private sector for 25 years.[2] He speaks English, Spanish, and some Arabic.[2] In 2008, he supported Barack Obama.[5] [6]
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