Pierre-Henri Dumont
Pierre-Henri Dumont | |
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| Member of the National Assembly for Pas-de-Calais's 7th constituency | |
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Assumed office 21 June 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Yann Capet |
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| Born |
7 October 1987 Grande-Synthe, Dunkirk, France |
| Political party |
UMP (2009-2015) LR (since 2015) NF (since 2022) |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po |
Pierre-Henri Dumont (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ɑ̃ʁi dymɔ̃]; born 7 October 1987) is a French politician of the Republicans (French language: Les Républicains) who has been serving as a member of the National Assembly since June 2017, representing the Pas-de-Calais's 7th constituency. His constituency contains the port city of Calais.
Early life and education
Dumont is a graduate of Sciences Po in Paris. During his studies, he completed a year abroad at Johns Hopkins University and an internship in the office of Carolyn McCarthy at the United States House of Representatives in Washington, D.C.
Political career
Career in local politics
Dumont served as Mayor of Marck from 2014 to 2017.
Member of the National Assembly, 2017–present
Dumont was elected to the French Parliament in 2017, defeating National Rally Member of the European Parliament, Philippe Olivier in the second round. In parliament, he serves on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on European Affairs.
Since 2019, Dumont has also been a member of the French delegation to the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly.
Dumont endorsed Christian Jacob as the party’s chairman in the run-up to the Republicans’ 2019 convention, and later supported Aurélien Pradié’s candidacy to succeed Jacob in 2022; in the second round of voting, he eventually supported Éric Ciotti.
Political positions
In the summer of 2020, Dumont disputed the claims of Priti Patel, the British Home Secretary that French authorities were not stopping migrants from leaving France and crossing the English Channel. Dumont blamed British law for the situation.
After the November 2021 English Channel disaster, Dumont spoke to CNN and criticized Prime Minister Boris Johnson.