Philippe Martin (politician)
{{Short description|French politician}}
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{{ infobox officeholder
| name = Philippe Martin
| image = Philippe Martin 2.jpg
| caption = Philippe Martin in 2013
| office = Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy
| term_start = 2 July 2013
| term_end = 31 March 2014
| president = François Hollande
| primeminister = Jean-Marc Ayrault
| predecessor = Delphine Batho
| successor = Ségolène Royal
| office2 = Member of the National Assembly
for Gers's 1st constituency
| term_start2 = 2002
| term_end2 = 2013
| predecessor2 = Claude Desbons
| successor2 = Franck Montaugé
| term_start3 = 2014
| term_end3 = 2017
| predecessor3 = Franck Montaugé
| successor3 = Jean-René Cazeneuve
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|11|22|df=yes}}
| birth_place = La Garenne-Colombes, France
| nationality = French
| party = Socialist Party
}}
Philippe Martin ({{IPA|fr|filip maʁtɛ̃}}; born 22 November 1953) is a French politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who has been serving as president of the French Agency for Biodiversity (AFB) since 2017. Prior this, he served as Minister for Environment, Sustainable Development and Energy in the government of Prime Minister of France Jean-Marc Ayrault from 2013 to 2014.
Political career
Martin was prefect of Gers department from 1992 to 1994 and prefect of Landes department from 1994 to 1995.
Martin was a member of the National Assembly from 2002 until 2013, representing Gers's 1st constituency.{{cite web |url=http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/elections/2007/resultats/LDD_DEP.csv.asp
|accessdate=2010-07-04 |title=LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS
|language=French |publisher=National Assembly of France}} In parliament, he was a member of the "Socialist, Radical, Citizen and Miscellaneous Left" (SRC) political group and served on the Finance Committee.
During his brief term as minister, Martin put off plans for France's transition towards less carbon-intensive energy sources until 2014.[https://www.reuters.com/article/france-politics-greens/green-party-threatens-to-drop-support-for-french-government-idINL5N0HA0H320130914 Green party threatens to drop support for French government] Reuters. In 2014, as part of a wider effort to deter poachers and traffickers, Martin publicly destroyed a stock of about three tons of confiscated ivory from the tusks of African elephants, making France the first European country to take such a step.Maïa de la Baume (6 February 2014), [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/07/world/europe/france-seized-ivory-destroyed.html France: Seized Ivory Destroyed] The New York Times. Shortly after, in an effort to protect the citizens of Paris against pollution triggered by an exceptionally warm spring, he ordered a 20 kilometer-hour reduction of the speed limits, made parking free in the city and diverted large trucks from the city.Inti Landauro (13 March 2014) [https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/early-spring-triggers-pollution-alert-in-paris-1394741496 Early Spring Triggers Pollution Alert in Paris] Wall Street Journal.
Political positions
Martin is a fierce critic of genetically modified organisms (GMO).[https://www.reuters.com/article/france-minister/update-2-french-energy-minister-sacked-for-speaking-out-of-turn-idUSL5N0F83W720130702 French energy minister sacked for speaking out of turn] Reuters, 3 July 2013.
On 1 July 2012, Martin asked French restaurateurs and wine merchants to stop selling Californian wines in protest against the entry into force of a California law prohibiting the sale of foie gras on grounds of animal welfare.
In the Socialist Party's 2017 primaries, Martin publicly endorsed Benoît Hamon as the party's candidate for the French presidential election later that year.Laure Bretton (1 January 2017), [https://www.liberation.fr/politiques/2017/01/01/philippe-martin-benoit-hamon-est-le-candidat-de-la-sociale-ecologie_1538439 Philippe Martin : «Benoît Hamon est le candidat de la sociale-écologie»] Libération.
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Category:People from La Garenne-Colombes
Category:Socialist Party (France) politicians
Category:Génération.s politicians
Category:Ministers of the environment of France
Category:Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
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:Members of Parliament for Gers
Category:Prefects of Landes (department)