Mathieu Darnaud

{{short description|French politician (born 1975)}}

{{use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Mathieu Darnaud

| image = Mathieu Darnaud au Sénat.png

| caption = Darnaud in 2017

| office = President of The Republicans group
in the Senate

| term_start = 1 October 2024

| term_end =

| predecessor = Bruno Retailleau

| successor =

| office1 = Senator for Ardèche

| term_start1 = 1 October 2014

| term_end1 =

| constituency1 =

| office2 = Mayor of Guilherand-Granges

| term_start2 = 16 March 2008

| term_end2 = 29 September 2017

| predecessor2 = Henri-Jean Arnaud

| successor2 = Sylvie Gaucher

| office3 = Member of the {{nobr|Regional Council of Rhône-Alpes}}

| term_start3 = 21 March 2010

| term_end3 = 18 October 2014

| party = Rally for the Republic (until 2002)
Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015)
The Republicans (2015–present)

| otherparty =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|11 July 1975|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Valence, France

| alma_mater = Institut d'études politiques de Lyon

}}

Mathieu Darnaud ({{IPA|fr|matjø daʁno}}; born 11 July 1975) is a French politician who has presided over the Senate Republicans since 1 October 2024. A member of The Republicans (LR), he has been a Senator for Ardèche since 2014. He served as First Vice President under Senate President Gérard Larcher in 2023 and 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.ledauphine.com/politique/2024/09/27/mathieu-darnaud-est-candidat-a-la-presidence-du-groupe-lr-au-senat|title=Mathieu Darnaud est candidat à la présidence du groupe LR au Sénat|work=Le Dauphiné libéré|date=27 September 2024|language=fr}}

Darnaud previously served as Mayor of Guilherand-Granges, Ardèche (2008–2017) and a member of the Regional Council of Rhône-Alpes (2010–2014).{{cite web|url=https://www.senat.fr/senateur/darnaud_mathieu14259y.html|title=M. Mathieu Darnaud|publisher=Senate|language=fr}} In 2014 and 2015, he presided over the communauté de communes Rhône Crussol, seated in Guilherand-Granges.