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Louis Aliot
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Aliot in 2015
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| Mayor of Perpignan | |
| Assumed office 3 July 2020 |
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| Preceded by | Jean-Marc Pujol |
| Vice President of the National Rally | |
| In office 16 January 2011 – 11 March 2018 |
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| Member of the National Assembly for Pyrénées-Orientales's 2nd constituency |
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| In office 18 June 2017 – 3 July 2020 |
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| Regional Councillor | |
| In office 26 March 2010 – 15 December 2015 |
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| Constituency | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| In office 15 March 1998 – 21 March 2010 |
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| Constituency | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Municipal councillor of Perpignan (66) | |
| Assumed office 4 April 2014 |
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| In office 23 March 2008 – 21 June 2009 |
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| Member of the European Parliament for West France |
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| In office 1 July 2014 – 21 July 2017 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 September 1969 Toulouse, France |
| Political party | National Rally (since 1990) |
| Spouse |
Véronique Lopez
(m. 2021) |
| Domestic partner | Marine Le Pen (2009–2019) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Toulouse 1 University Capitole |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Louis Aliot (born 4 September 1969) is a French politician. A politician is someone who works in government. He is the vice president of the National Rally party. This party was previously called the National Front. He became vice president in 2011.
Aliot has been a regional councillor since 1998. A regional councillor helps manage a region of France. He was also a municipal councillor for Perpignan from 2008 to 2009. A municipal councillor helps run a city. Since July 2020, Louis Aliot has been the mayor of Perpignan. The mayor is the leader of a city.
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Early Political Career (1998–2011)
Louis Aliot was born in Toulouse, France. His family has French and Algerian Jewish roots. They used to live in Algeria.
Becoming a Regional Councillor
In 1998, Aliot was chosen as a regional councillor for the Midi-Pyrénées region. He represented the Haute-Garonne area for six years.
Working with Party Leaders
He then started working closely with Jean-Marie Le Pen, who was the leader of the National Front party. Aliot played an important part in Le Pen's election campaign in 2002. He was sent to Perpignan to help rebuild the party there.
Leading in Regional Elections
In the 2004 regional elections, Aliot led the National Front's list of candidates in the Midi-Pyrénées. His party received about 11.78% of the votes in the first round. In the second round, they got about 12.06% of the votes. Eight regional councillors from his party were elected. For six years, from 2004 to 2010, he was the leader of the National Front group in the regional council.
Municipal Elections in Perpignan
In the 2008 local elections, Aliot led his party's candidates in Perpignan. They got about 12.29% of the votes in the first round. In the second round, they received about 10.42% of the votes. Two municipal councillors from his party were elected. This was one of the few good results for the National Front party, as they had many losses across France.
In a special local election in 2009, Aliot again led his party's list. However, he lost his municipal seat in the first round. His party received 9.42% of the votes. To be part of the second round in a local election, a list of candidates must get at least 10% of the votes. Since June 2009, the National Front has not had any representatives on the Perpignan city council.
European Parliament Elections
In the 2009 European elections, Aliot led his party's candidates in the South-West France area. He received 5.94% of the votes. He was not elected as a MEP, which is a member of the European Parliament.
Regional Elections in 2010
In the 2010 regional elections, Aliot led the list of candidates in the Pyrénées-Orientales area. His party received 13.64% of the votes in the first round. In the second round, they got 19.99% of the votes. Two councillors were elected in the Pyrénées-Orientales. After serving for twelve years in the Midi-Pyrénées regional council, he became a regional councillor in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in March 2010.
In March 2011, Louis Aliot and another MEP, Mario Borghezio, joined Marine Le Pen during her visit to Lampedusa island. They also took part in a press conference in Rome.
Cantonal Elections in 2011
In the 2011 local elections for smaller areas called cantons, Aliot was a candidate in Perpignan-9. He won the first round with 34.61% of the votes. However, in the second round, he lost to the candidate from the Socialist Party.
Political Activities Since 2012
Presidential Campaign Role
During the 2012 presidential election, Louis Aliot was in charge of Marine Le Pen's campaign. He was also one of her main spokesmen. A spokesman speaks for a political party or person. One of his important trips was to Israel in December 2011. There, he met with local politicians and French citizens to build connections.
Legislative Elections
Aliot was also a spokesman for his party in the 2012 legislative elections. These elections choose members of the French Parliament. In the Pyrénées-Orientales' 1st area, he received 24.13% of the votes in the first round. He was up against candidates from the Union for a Popular Movement and other left-wing parties. In the second round, he finished third with 23.24% of the votes. The candidate from the left-wing party won with 42.95%.
Becoming Mayor of Perpignan (2020)
On 15 March 2020, Louis Aliot's list of candidates came first in the local elections for Perpignan. They received 35.65% of the votes. This was much higher than the current mayor, Jean-Marc Pujol, who got 18.43%.
In June 2020, news reports said that Aliot won the election to become mayor of Perpignan. He received 54% of the votes, while the current conservative mayor, Jean-Marc Pujol, got 46%. This was the first time Marine Le Pen's party had won control of a city with more than 100,000 people. After he became mayor, his replacement, Catherine Pujol, took his place in the French Parliament.
At his first city council meeting, he voted to increase his salary by 17%. This means his salary will increase by 60,000 euros over his time as mayor.
Political Roles Held
- Regional councillor of Languedoc-Roussillon: since 26 March 2010
- Regional councillor of Midi-Pyrénées: 15 March 1998 – 21 March 2010 (leader of the National Front group 2004–2010)
- Municipal councillor of Perpignan: 23 March 2008 – 21 June 2009
See also
In Spanish: Louis Aliot para niños
