Gilles Carrez

Gilles Carrez (born 29 August 1948) is a French politician of the Republicans who served as a member of the National Assembly of France, representing the Val-de-Marne's 5th constituency, from 1993 to 2022.^[1] He did not stand for re-election in the 2022 French legislative election.^[2]

Gilles Carrez
Member of the National Assembly for Val-de-Marne's 5th constituency
In office 2 April 1993 – 22 June 2022
Preceded by	Michel Giraud
Succeeded by	Mathieu Lefèvre
Mayor of Le Perreux-sur-Marne
In office 14 April 1992 – 2 December 2016
Preceded by	Michel Giraud
Succeeded by	Christel Royer
Personal details
Born	(1948-08-29) 29 August 1948 (age 76) Paris, France
Political party	The Republicans
Education	Lycée Louis-le-Grand
Alma mater	HEC Paris, ÉNA

Political positions

Carrez is the author of the 1996 Carrez law which obliges the vendor of a property lot (or fraction of a lot) in a condominium to specifically mention the surface area in all documents relating to the property sold.^[3]

In response to a 2019 law authorizing the sale of the government's controlling stake in Groupe ADP, Carrez supported a cross-party initiative which called for a referendum to overturn the legislation, citing concerns over the loss of government revenue and influence.^[4][5]

Controversy

In October 2014, Carrez was found to have avoided paying the French solidarity tax on wealth (ISF) for three years by applying a 30 percent tax allowance on one of his homes. However, he had previously converted the home into an SCI, a private, limited company to be used for rental purposes. The 30 percent allowance does not apply to SCI holdings. Once this was revealed, Carrez declared, "if the tax authorities think that I should pay the wealth tax, I won't argue." At the time, Carrez was one of more than 60 French parliamentarians battling with the tax offices over 'dodgy' asset declarations.^[6]