Xavier Breton | |
Office: | Deputy for Ain's 1st constituency |
Term Start: | 20 June 2007 |
Term End: | 9 June 2024 |
Predecessor: | Jean-Michel Bertrand |
Office1: | Regional councillor of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Term Start1: | 4 January 2016 |
President1: | Laurent Wauquiez |
Office2: | Vice president of the agglomeration community of Bourg-en-Bresse |
Term Start2: | 1 January 2002 |
Term End2: | 16 March 2008 |
President2: | Michel Buellet |
Office3: | 1st deputy mayor of Bourg-en-Bresse |
Term Start3: | 19 March 2001 |
Term End3: | 16 March 2008 |
Birth Date: | 25 November 1962 |
Birth Place: | Darney, Vosges, France |
Party: | LR (2015–present) |
Otherparty: | UMP (before 2015) |
Residence: | Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain |
Alma Mater: | Sciences Po Paris |
Profession: | Territorial executive |
Xavier Breton (born 25 November 1962 in Darney, Vosges) is a French politician of The Republicans (LR) who has been deputy for Ain's 1st constituency from 2007 to 2024 and regional councillor of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes since 2016.[1]
In the Republicans’ 2016 presidential primaries, Breton endorsed François Fillon as the party’s candidate for the office of President of France.[2] Ahead of the 2022 presidential elections, he publicly declared his support for Michel Barnier as the Republicans’ candidate.[3] He was re-elected at the 2022 French legislative election.[4]