Michel Herbillon

Michel Herbillon (born 6 March 1951) is a French politician who has represented the 8th constituency of the Val-de-Marne department in the National Assembly since 1997.^[1]

Michel Herbillon
Member of the National Assembly for Val-de-Marne's 8th constituency
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 June 1997
Preceded by	Alain Griotteray
Mayor of Maisons-Alfort
In office 23 May 1992 – 2 July 2017
Preceded by	René Nectoux
Succeeded by	Olivier Capitanio
Personal details
Born	(1951-03-06) 6 March 1951 (age 74) Saint-Mandé, France
Political party	The Republicans (2015–present)
Other political affiliations	Republican Party/Union for French Democracy (until 1997) Liberal Democracy (1997–2002) Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015)

A member of The Republicans (LR), formerly the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), he previously held a seat in the General Council of Val-de-Marne from 1989 to 1998, elected in the canton of Maisons-Alfort-Sud, as well as the mayorship of Maisons-Alfort from 1992 until 2017.

Political career

In Parliament, Herbillon serves on the Committee on Foreign Affairs, of which he holds a vice presidency since 2017, as well as on the Committee on European Affairs.^[2] In addition to his committee assignments, he is part of the French-Cambodian Parliamentary Friendship Group. Since 2019, he has also been a member of the French delegation to the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly.

Political positions

In The Republicans' 2016 presidential primary, Herbillon endorsed Jean-François Copé as the party's candidate for the office of President of France.^[3] In The Republicans' 2017 leadership election, he endorsed Laurent Wauquiez.^[4]

In July 2019, Herbillon voted against the French ratification of the European Union's Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.^[5]

Personal life

On 15 March 2020, Herbillon tested positive for COVID-19.^[6]