Cédric Perrin
{{Short description|French politician (born 1974)}}
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{{infobox officeholder
| name = Cédric Perrin
| image = Photo Cédric Perrin 2023.png
| caption = Perrin in 2023
| office = Senator for the Territoire de Belfort
| term_start = 1 October 2014
| predecessor = Jean-Pierre Chevènement
| office1 = Mayor of Beaucourt
| term_start1 = 16 March 2008
| term_end1 = 14 October 2017
| predecessor1 = Antoine Morandini
| successor1 = Thierry Bietry
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|01|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Belfort, France
| party = The Republicans (2015–present)
| otherparty = Rally for the Republic (until 2002)
Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015)
| alma_mater = University of Strasbourg
| module = {{Listen|pos= center |embed= yes |filename= 2023-06-17 InaugPlaceChirac-Belfort-DiscoursCP.mp3 |title= Cédric Perrin's voice |type= speech |description= Recorded on 17 June 2023}}
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Cédric Perrin ({{IPA|fr|sedʁik pɛʁɛ̃}}; born 20 January 1974) is a French politician who has represented the Territoire de Belfort in the Senate since 2014.{{Cite web |title=M. Cédric Perrin, sénateur du Territoire de Belfort (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté) - Sénat |url=https://www.senat.fr/senateur/perrin_cedric14193x.html |access-date=2022-04-30 |website=www.senat.fr}} He is a member of The Republicans (LR), formerly the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP). Since 26 October 2023, he has presided over the bicameral Délégation parlementaire au renseignement, which supervises France's three main intelligence agencies.
Early life
A native of Belfort, Perrin grew up in Beaucourt. He is an alumnus of the University of Strasbourg, from which he graduated in private law.
A jurist by occupation, he was elected to the General Council of Territoire de Belfort in 2001 for the canton of Beaucourt, at age 27. He held the seat until redistricting in 2015, when the canton was merged into the canton of Delle and he chose not to run for reelection.
Political career
File:2014-11-22_16-21-42_commemoration.jpg (centre), deputy of the Territoire de Belfort and Mayor of Belfort, at a ceremony on 22 November 2014]]
Perrin was Third Deputy Mayor of Beaucourt from 2001 to 2008, when he was elected to the mayorship, which he held until his resignation in 2017. In 2002, 2007 and 2012, he was Damien Meslot's substitute for the 1st constituency of the Territoire de Belfort seat in the National Assembly.
Perrin was first elected to the Senate in 2014 with 52.5% of the first-round vote.{{in lang|fr}} [https://www.estrepublicain.fr/territoire-de-belfort/2014/09/28/territoire-de-belfort-cedric-perrin-elu-senateur-des-le-premier-tour "Territoire de Belfort : Cedric Perrin élu sénateur dès le premier tour"], L'Est républicain, 28 September 2014. He succeeded 2002 presidential candidate Jean-Pierre Chevènement in office. Perrin was reelected to a second term in 2020 with 72.2% of the first-round vote.{{in lang|fr}} [https://www.estrepublicain.fr/amp/politique/2020/09/28/senatoriales-cedric-perrin-(lr)-reunit-72-des-le-premier-tour "Sénatoriales : Cédric Perrin (LR) réunit 72 % des voix dès le premier tour"], L'Est républicain, 27 September 2020.
In 2021, he was returned to the Departmental Council of Territoire de Belfort for the canton of Delle while keeping his Senate term.{{in lang|fr}} [https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/bourgogne-franche-comte/territoire-de-belfort/belfort/departementales-2021-dans-le-territoire-de-belfort-decouvrez-qui-sont-vos-elus-2156314.html "Départementales 2021 dans le Territoire-de-Belfort :découvrez qui sont vos élus, voici les résultats définitifs"], France 3 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, 28 June 2021.
On 6 October 2023, Perrin was elected to preside over the Senate's Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and the Armed Forces.{{in lang|fr}} [https://www.publicsenat.fr/actualites/politique/affaires-etrangeres-affaires-economiques-affaires-sociales-qui-sont-les-nouveaux-presidents-de-commissions-du-senat Affaires étrangères, affaires économiques, affaires sociales : qui sont les nouveaux présidents de commissions du Sénat ?], Public Sénat, 3 October 2023. Since 26 October 2023, he has also presided over the Délégation parlementaire au renseignement, the eight-member (four deputies, four senators) body tasked with supervising France's three main intelligence agencies (DGSE, DGSI, DRI).{{in lang|fr}} [https://www.senat.fr/salle-de-presse/communiques-de-presse/presse/26-10-2023/deux-senateurs-ont-ete-designes-comme-presidents-de-la-delegation-parlementaire-au-renseignement-dpr-et-de-la-commission-de-verification-des-fonds-speciaux-cvfs.html "Deux sénateurs ont été désignés comme présidents de la délégation parlementaire au renseignement (DPR) et de la commission de vérification des fonds spéciaux (CVFS)"], Senate, 26 October 2023. He succeeded deputy Sacha Houlié for the 2023–2024 term.
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Category:People from the Territoire de Belfort
Category:21st-century mayors of places in France
Category:Departmental councillors (France)
Category:Mayors of places in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Category:Senators of Territoire de Belfort
Category:French senators of the Fifth Republic
Category:Union for a Popular Movement politicians
Category:Rally for the Republic politicians