Benoît Biteau (French pronunciation: [bənwa bito]; born 7 April 1967) is a French farmer, agronomist and politician who was elected the deputy for the 2nd constituency of Charente-Maritime in the National Assembly in the 2024 legislative election. He ran under the The Ecologists (LÉ) banner, part of the New Popular Front (NFP) alliance.[1][2]
Benoît Biteau | |
|---|---|
 Biteau in 2019 | |
| Member of the National Assembly for Charente-Maritime's 2nd constituency | |
| Assumed office 8 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Anne-Laure Babault |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 2 July 2019 – 15 July 2024 | |
| Constituency | France |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 April 1967 Royan, France |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Radical Party of the Left (1985–2017) |
| Residence | Sablonceaux |
| Profession | Farmer · Agronomist · Politician |
Biteau was previously elected a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in 2019 at place 11 on the Europe Ecology – The Greens list.[3][4][5][6] He failed to win reelection in 2024 and chose to run for the National Assembly a month later.
He also held a seat in the Regional Council of Poitou-Charentes (2010–2015) and its successor, the Regional Council of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (2016–2021), as well as one of the council's vice-presidencies during his first five-year term.
References
edit- ^ Briand, David (8 July 2024). "Législatives en Charente-Maritime (2e circonscription) : l'écologiste Benoît Biteau vainqueur avec plus de 53 % des voix". sudouest.fr (in French). Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Briand, David (8 July 2024). "Législatives en Charente-Maritime : qui est Benoît Biteau, le nouveau député de Rochefort-Aunis ?". sudouest.fr (in French). Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Cuau, Olivier (24 May 2024). "Élections européennes. Le député Benoît Biteau (EELV) : « Il va falloir démasquer les imposteurs »". Ouest-france.fr (in French). Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ Cazenave, Fabien (27 May 2019). "Parlement européen. Qui sont les 79 eurodéputés élus en France ?". Ouest-france.fr (in French). Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Key dates ahead". European Parliament. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Key dates ahead". BBC News. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
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