Gilbert Collard
Gilbert Collard | |
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Collard in 2019 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2019 | |
| Constituency | France |
| Secretary-General of the Rassemblement bleu Marine | |
| In office 22 September 2012 – 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Member of the National Assembly for Gard's 2nd constituency | |
| In office 19 June 2012 – 1 July 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Étienne Mourrut |
| Succeeded by | Nicolas Meizonnet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gilbert Georges Jean Camille René Collard 3 February 1948 Marseille, France |
| Party | Reconquête (2022–2023) |
| Other political affiliations | French Section of the Workers' International (1964–1969) Socialist Party (1969–1992) Independent (1992–2017) National Rally (2017–2022) |
| Spouse |
Anne-Marie Collard (m. 1987) |
| Alma mater | Aix-Marseille University Panthéon-Assas University |
| Profession | Barrister |
| Website | gilbertcollard |
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Gilbert Georges Jean Camille René Collard (French pronunciation: [ʒilbɛʁ ʒɔʁʒ ʒɑ̃ kamij ʁəne kɔlaʁ]; born 3 February 1948) is a French writer, barrister and politician serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2019. A member of the National Rally (RN) until 2022, he was a member of the National Assembly for the 2nd constituency of Gard from 2012 until 2019. Collard also served as Secretary-General of the Rassemblement bleu Marine (RBM) since 2012, a right-wing political association and think-tank supporting Marine Le Pen. In January 2022, he left the RN for Éric Zemmour's Reconquête.