Arnaud Viala‎

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{{infobox politician

| name = Arnaud Viala

| office = Member of the National Assembly
for Aveyron's 3rd constituency

| term_start = 14 September 2015

| predecessor = Alain Marc

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|12|04|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Millau, France

| nationality = French

| party = The Republicans

| successor = Sébastien David

| termend = 31 July 2021

}}

Arnaud Viala (born 4 December 1974) is a French politician of the Republicans who was Member of Parliament for the Aveyron's 3rd constituency in the French National Assembly from 2015 to 2021.{{Cite web|url=http://elections.interieur.gouv.fr/legislatives-2017/012/01203.html |title=Elections législatives 2017 |access-date=19 June 2017 |publisher=Minister of the Interior |language=French}}

Political career

In Parliament, Viala serves on the Committee on Legal Affairs. In addition to his committee assignments, he is a member of the French Parliamentary Friendship Groups with Central America and Central Asia.[http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA709315 Arnaud Viala] French National Assembly.

In the Republicans' 2016 presidential primaries, Viala endorsed Alain Juppé as the party's candidate for the office of President of France.Ludovic Vigogne (20 April 2016), [https://www.lopinion.fr/edition/politique/primaire-a-droite-liste-premiers-soutiens-parlementaires-101334 Bataillons: Primaire à droite: la liste des premiers soutiens parlementaires] L'Opinion. In the Republicans' 2017 leadership election, he endorsed Laurent Wauquiez.Ludovic Vigogne (11 October 2017), [https://www.lopinion.fr/edition/politique/liste-136-parrains-laurent-wauquiez-135723 La liste des 136 parrains de Laurent Wauquiez] L'Opinion.

In 2021 he resigned from parliament to become president of the Departmental Council of Aveyron.{{Cite web |title=change in composition |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000043885949 |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=www.legifrance.gouv.fr}}

See also

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