François Cornut-Gentille

François Cornut-Gentille (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa kɔʁny ʒɑ̃tij]; born 22 May 1958) is a French politician who represented the 2nd constituency of the Haute-Marne department in the National Assembly from 1993 to 2022.^[1] A member of The Republicans (LR), he was appointed the defence adviser to Prime Minister Michel Barnier in 2024.^[2]

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François Cornut-Gentille
Cornut-Gentille in 2017

Member of the National Assembly for Haute-Marne's 2nd constituency
In office 2 April 1993 – 21 June 2022
Preceded by	Guy Chanfrault
Succeeded by	Laurence Robert-Dehault
Mayor of Saint-Dizier
In office 19 June 1995 – 8 July 2017
Preceded by	Guy Chanfrault
Succeeded by	Élisabeth Robert-Dehault

Personal details
Born	(1958-05-22) 22 May 1958 (age 67) Saint-Mandé, France
Political party	Rally for the Republic (until 2002) Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015) The Republicans (2015–present)
Relatives	Bernard Cornut-Gentille (uncle)
Alma mater	Paris Nanterre University

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Cornut-Gentille is a nephew of civil servant and politician Bernard Cornut-Gentille (1909–1992), who served as a government minister under both the Fourth and Fifth Republic, France's ambassador to the United Nations, as well as Mayor of Cannes.

He was first elected to the National Assembly in the 2nd constituency of Haute-Marne in the 1993 legislative election as a member of the Rally for the Republic, defeating Guy Chanfrault of the Socialist Party, whom he also succeeded as Mayor of Saint-Dizier in 1995. He held the mayorship of Saint-Dizier until his resignation in 2017, but continued to serve in its municipal council, to which he was first elected in 1989, being reelected in 2020.^[2]

In the 2007 legislative election, Cornut-Gentille was reelected to a fourth term in the first round, with 56.3% of the vote.

In Parliament, he served on several committees: the Production and Exchanges Committee (1993–1997), Cultural, Familial and Social Affairs Committee (1993, 1997–2000), Defence and Armed Forces Committee (2000–2004, 2007–2012) and Finance, General Economy and Budgetary Control Committee (2004–2007, 2012–2022).^[3] From the 2017 election, he served as one of the eleven deputy chairpersons of The Republicans' parliamentary group, under the leadership of chairman Christian Jacob.

In the 2022 legislative election, he was defeated by National Rally candidate Laurence Robert-Dehault, earning 48.3% of the second-round vote.^[4]

In 2024, he was appointed the defence adviser to newly-appointed Prime Minister Michel Barnier.^[2]

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François Cornut-Gentille

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