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Laurent Marcangeli

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Laurent Marcangeli
Minister of Public Action, Civil Service and Simplification
Incumbent
Assumed office
23 December 2024
Prime MinisterFrançois Bayrou
Preceded byGuillaume Kasbarian
President of the Horizons group in the National Assembly
In office
28 June 2022 – 23 December 2024
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byTBD
Member of the National Assembly
for Corse-du-Sud's 1st constituency
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 June 2022
Preceded byJean-Jacques Ferrara
In office
20 June 2012 – 20 June 2017
Preceded bySimon Renucci
Succeeded byJean-Jacques Ferrara
Mayor of Ajaccio
In office
8 February 2015 – 9 July 2022
Preceded byAndré Valat[a]
Succeeded byStéphane Sbraggia
In office
5 April 2014 – 27 October 2014
Preceded bySimon Renucci
Succeeded byAndré Valat[a]
Personal details
Born (1980-12-10) 10 December 1980 (age 44)
Ajaccio, Corsica, France
Political partyCCB (2013–present)
HOR (2021–present)
Other political
affiliations		RPR (1997–2002)
UMP (2002–2015)
LR (2015–2018)
Alma materUniversity of Corsica Pasquale Paoli
OccupationLawyer

Laurent Marcangeli (French pronunciation: [lɔʁɑ̃ maʁkɑ̃ʒeli]; born 10 December 1980) is a French politician who has served as Minister of Public Action, Civil Service and Simplification under Prime Minister François Bayrou since 23 December 2024. He previously served in the National Assembly from 2012 to 2017 and again from 2022 to 2024, representing the 1st constituency of Corse-du-Sud.

Earlier in his career, Marcangeli was Mayor of Ajaccio, the capital of Corsica, in 2014 and from 2015 to 2022. He was a member of the nationwide right-wing parties Rally for the Republic, Union for a Popular Movement and The Republicans before starting his own party "Ajaccio !" in 2018. In 2022, he stood for Parliament for the centre-right party Horizons, part of President Emmanuel Macron's Ensemble Citoyens coalition. Following the election, he became president of the newly-established Horizons group in the National Assembly.

Early life and education

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Marcangeli was born in Ajaccio, Corsica. He is a distant cousin of Marc Marcangeli, who held the mayorship from 1994 to 2001 and served in the National Assembly for the same constituency as him briefly in 1994 and 1995.[1] His mother was a Corsican nationalist trade unionist for postal workers, and his father worked for the nationalist Edmond Simeoni.[1]

In contrast to his parents and his classmates at University of Corsica Pasquale Paoli, he joined the French right-wing party Rally for the Republic at 17.[1] He studied Public Law and History and wrote a master's degree thesis on Charles de Gaulle's relations with Corsica.[1]

Political career

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Marcangeli was voted onto the municipal council of Ajaccio in 2008 and the general council of Corse-du-Sud in 2011, holding the canton of Ajaccio-1 seat.[1]

In 2012, Marcangeli became Corsica's youngest member of the National Assembly, winning an election against Ajaccio's Socialist Mayor Simon Renucci to represent Corse-du-Sud's 1st constituency.[1] In Parliament, he served on the Committee on Social Affairs.[2]

Mayor of Ajaccio, 2014, 2015–2022

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News video from April 2020 about importation of COVID-19 masks to Corsica. Marcangeli appears and speaks from 1:40

In March 2014, Marcangeli was elected mayor of Ajaccio, beating Renucci by 47% to 46%.[3]

The 2014 election was annulled by a court in October of that year due to irregularities, and Marcangeli resigned.[4] The election was run again in February 2015, and he won by 59.25% to 40.75%.[5]

Marcangeli endorsed former Prime Minister Alain Juppé in the primaries to represent The Republicans in the 2017 French presidential election.[6] In the election itself, he backed François Fillon, but publicly withdrew support in March 2017.[7]

In February 2018, Marcangeli quit The Republicans due to disagreements with party president Laurent Wauquiez. In September, he set up a new party, "Ajaccio !".[8]

Marcangeli took part in the 2021 regional elections as a candidate for president of the Corsican Executive Council. His nomination, Un soffiu novu, was endorsed by the Republicans, the Bonapartist Central Committee and the Union of Democrats and Independents.[9] He received 24.86% of the vote in the first round, behind incumbent Gilles Simeoni of Femu a Corsica (29.19%).[10] In the runoff, he came second of four candidates behind Simeoni (40.64% to 32.02%).[11]

Member of the National Assembly, 2022–2024

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Marcangeli stood again in Corse-du-Sud's 1st constituency in the 2022 French legislative election as a member of Horizons, within President Emmanuel Macron's Ensemble Citoyens coalition.[12] He came first in the first round with 33.7% of the vote, to face Romain Colonna of Femu a Corsica (17.48%) in the second round.[13] He won the runoff with 51.8% of the votes.[14]

In parliament, Marcangeli served on the Committee on Foreign Affairs.[15] In addition to his committee assignments, he chaired the French-Italian Parliamentary Friendship Group.[16]

From 2022, Marcangeli chaired the Horizons party’s parliamentary group.[17]

In the 2024 French legislative election, Marcangeli came second in the first round of voting in his constituency, with 30.7% compared to 31.2% for Ariane Quarena of the National Rally in the runoff, Marcangeli won with 63.2% against Quarena.[18]

Political positions

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Marcangeli favours giving the Corsican language official status alongside French and wants special status for the island in the French constitution.[19]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b As president of the special delegation.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Chemin, Ariane (3 July 2012). "Laurent Marcangeli : le plus jeune député de Corse" [Laurent Marcangeli: Corsica's youngest deputy]. Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  2. ^ Laurent Marcangeli National Assembly.
  3. ^ "Elections municipales: Laurent Marcangeli élu maire d'Ajaccio" [Local elections: Laurent Marcangeli elected mayor of Ajaccio] (in French). France 3. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Après l'annulation de son élection, le maire d'Ajaccio annonce sa démission" [After the annulment of his election, the mayor of Ajaccio announces his resignation]. Le Monde (in French). 27 October 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  5. ^ Saliceti, Diana (2 February 2015). "Les Ajacciens réélisent leur maire de droite" [The people of Ajaccio re-elect their right-wing mayor]. Libération (in French). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  6. ^ Waintraub, Judith (24 February 2016). "Laurent Marcangeli : "Pourquoi je soutiens Alain Juppé"" [Laurent Marcangeli: "Why I'm supporting Alain Juppé"]. Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  7. ^ Pisani, S. (4 March 2017). "Laurent Marcangeli se retire de la campagne de François Fillon" [Laurent Marcangeli quits François Fillon's campaign]. Corse-Matin (in French). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  8. ^ Castel, Olivier (29 September 2018). ""Ajaccio ! , le Mouvement" lancé par Laurent Marcangeli" ["Ajaccio!, the Movement" launched by Laurent Marcangeli]. France Bleu. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  9. ^ Bonnefoy, Coralie (8 June 2021). "Élections régionales en Corse : Gilles Simeoni et Laurent Marcangeli, les deux hommes clés" [Regional election in Corsica: Gilles Simeoni and Laurent Marcangeli, the two key men]. La Croix (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  10. ^ Pisani, Sébastien (21 June 2021). "Territoriales : Laurent Marcangeli conserve la même liste pour le second tour" [Territorial election: Laurent Marcangeli keeps the same list for the second round]. Corse Matin (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Territoriales 2021 en Corse : Gilles Simeoni remporte le deuxième tour avec 40,64% des voix" [2021 territorial elections in Corsica: Gilles Simeoni wins the second round with 40.64% of the votes] (in French). France 3. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Législatives 2022 : 5 questions à Laurent Marcangeli, candidat dans la première circonscription de Corse-du-Sud" [2022 legislative elections: 5 questions for Laurent Marcangeli, candidate in Corse-du-Sud's first constituency] (in French). France 3. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  13. ^ Bouschon, A. (12 June 2022). "Législatives 2022 : retrouvez les premières réactions des candidats dans la 1ère circonscription de Corse-du-Sud" [2022 legislative elections: see the first reactions of the candidates in Corse-du-Sud's 1st constituency] (in French). France 3. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Législatives 2022 : portrait de Laurent Marcangeli élu député de la 1re circonscription de Corse-du-Sud" [2022 legislative elections: portrait of Laurent Marcangeli, elected deputy of Corse-du-Sud's 1st constituency] (in French). France 3. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  15. ^ Laurent Marcangeli National Assembly.
  16. ^ Laurent Marcangeli National Assembly.
  17. ^ Paul Ortoli (30 June 2022), Assemblée nationale : Laurent Marcangeli, l’anti-Simeoni à la tête des députés Horizons Le Monde.
  18. ^ Marcelin, Caroline (8 July 2024). "Législatives, première circonscription de Corse-du-Sud. Laurent Marcangeli élu député : la victoire d'un enfant d'Ajaccio" [Legislative elections, first constituency of Corse-du-Sud. Laurent Marcangeli elected deputy: the victory of a child of Ajaccio]. Corse Matin (in French). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  19. ^ Ingrid Melander and Paul Ortoli (2 February 2018), 'Bonghjornu' not 'Bonjour': Corsican nationalists want to say it their way Reuters.
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