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Jean-Paul Matteï
French politician (born 1954) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jean-Paul Matteï (born 21 March 1954) is a French politician who has served as the deputy for Pyrénées-Atlantiques's 2nd constituency in the National Assembly since 2017. A member of the Democratic Movement, Matteï was also the president of the Assembly's Democratic, MoDem and Independents group from 2022 to 2024.
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Early life and professional career
Jean-Paul Matteï was born in Saarburg, Germany on 21 March 1954.[1] He began his career as a notary and co-founded the firm Sel Matteï & Associés in 1993. Matteï would continue his legal work after entering politics, presiding over the Association des Notaires conseils d'entreprises (NCE) from 2010 to 2017 before becoming a deputy.[2]
Political career
Matteï originally became involved in politics as a student, joining the Union for French Democracy and then its successor the Democratic Movement (MoDem). He first ran for office in the 2012 French legislative elections as a substitute for MoDem leader François Bayrou, who was elected in Pyrénées-Atlantiques's 2nd constituency.[3] Matteï then won the same constituency as a candidate for deputy in the 2017 elections, receiving 60.93% of the vote in the run-off against Socialist incumbent Nathalie Chabanne.[4]
Matteï served as the president of the Democratic, MoDem and Independents group in the National Assembly from 2022 to 2024.[5] In 2023, he took part in the debate over the pension reform law, proposing an increase in France's weekly work hours in order to generate more contributions to social security.[6]
Contrary to Bayrou, Matteï opposed President Emmanuel Macron's dissolution of the National Assembly on 9 June 2024, arguing that it was a "very rushed" decision that could see more National Rally deputies enter the Assembly in the subsequent legislative elections.[7]
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