Daniel Fasquelle
{{short description|French politician}}
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| name = Daniel Fasquelle
| image = Daniel Fasquelle (cropped).jpg
| caption = Daniel Fasquelle in 2013
| office = Mayor of Le Touquet-Paris-Plage
| term_start = 5 July 2020
| predecessor = Lilyane Lussignol
| term_start1 = 9 March 2008
| term_end1 = 10 July 2017
| predecessor1 = Léonce Deprez
| successor1 = Lilyane Lussignol
| office2 = Member of the Regional Council of Hauts-de-France
| term_start2 = 2 July 2021
| president2 = Xavier Bertrand
| office3 = Member of the National Assembly
for Pas-de-Calais's 4th constituency
| term_start3 = 20 June 2007
| term_end3 = 5 August 2020
| predecessor3 = Léonce Deprez
| successor3 = Robert Therry
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|01|16|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Saint-Omer, France
| party = The Republicans (2015–present)
| otherparty = Union for a Popular Movement (2007–2015)
| alma_mater = Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University
}}
Daniel Fasquelle (born 16 January 1963) is a French politician of The Republicans (LR) who served as a member of the National Assembly of France from 2007 to 2020, representing the Pas-de-Calais department.{{cite web
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|title=LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS
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Political career
In parliament, Fasquelle has been serving on the Committee on Economic Affairs since 2009.[http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA334149 Daniel Fasquelle] French National Assembly.
In the Republicans’ 2016 presidential primaries, Fasquelle endorsed Nicolas Sarkozy as the party's candidate for the office of President of France.Ludovic Vigogne (April 20, 2016), [https://www.lopinion.fr/edition/politique/primaire-a-droite-liste-premiers-soutiens-parlementaires-101334 Primaire à droite: la liste des premiers soutiens parlementaires] L'Opinion.
On 26 August 2017, Fasquelle declared himself a candidate in the leadership election for the presidency of The Republicans,{{cite news|author=Tristan Quinault-Maupoil|title=Daniel Fasquelle candidat à la présidence des Républicains|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/2017/08/26/01002-20170826ARTFIG00041-daniel-fasquelle-candidat-a-la-presidence-des-republicains.php|newspaper=Le Figaro|date=26 August 2017|accessdate=21 October 2017}} but was deemed to have secured an insufficient number of sponsorships on 26 October and therefore considered ineligible.{{cite news|author=Marion Mourgue|title=La candidature de Fasquelle à la présidence de LR invalidée|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/le-scan/2017/10/26/25001-20171026ARTFIG00214-la-candidature-de-fasquelle-a-la-presidence-de-lr-invalidee.php|newspaper=Le Figaro|date=26 October 2017|accessdate=26 October 2017}}
Following Christian Jacob's election as LR chairman, Fasquelle announced his candidacy to succeed him as leader of the party's parliamentary group. In an internal vote in November 2019, he eventually came in fourth out of six candidates; the position went to Damien Abad instead.Ludovic Vigogne (November 6, 2019), [https://www.lopinion.fr/edition/politique/a-l-assemblee-damien-abad-devient-nouveau-patron-deputes-lr-202371 Couronnement: A l’Assemblée, Damien Abad devient le nouveau patron des députés LR] L'Opinion.
At the Republicans’ national convention in December 2021, Fasquelle was part of the 11-member committee which oversaw the party’s selection of its candidate for the 2022 presidential elections.Ludovic Vigogne (12 October 2021), [https://www.lopinion.fr/politique/congres-lr-apres-le-oui-de-bertrand-les-choses-serieuses-commencent Congrès LR: après le oui de Bertrand, les choses sérieuses commencent] L'Opinion.
References
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External links
- {{in lang|fr}} [http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/13/tribun/fiches_id/334149.asp Daniel Fasquelle] at the National Assembly of France
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Category:People from Saint-Omer
Category:Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University alumni
Category:The Republicans (France) politicians
Category:Mayors of places in Hauts-de-France
Category:Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Category:Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Category:Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Category:Members of Parliament for Pas-de-Calais
Category:Members of the Regional Council of Hauts-de-France
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