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French politician (born 1950)

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Claude Malhuret Malhuret in 2020 Member of the Senate Incumbent Assumed office 1 October 2014 Preceded by Mireille Schurch Parliamentary group UMP (2014–2015) LR (2015–2017) LIRT (2017–present) Constituency Allier Mayor of Vichy In office 20 March 1989 – 6 October 2017 Preceded by Jacques Lacarin [arz; fr; vo] Succeeded by Frédéric Aguilera Member of the Regional Council of Auvergne In office 29 March 2004 – 1 October 2014 President Pierre-Noël Bonté René Souchon Constituency Allier Member of the National Assembly In office 2 April 1993 – 21 April 1997 Preceded by Jean-Michel Belorgey [arz; fr; tr] Succeeded by Gérard Charasse Parliamentary group UDFC Constituency Allier's 4th Member of the European Parliament In office 25 July 1989 – 16 April 1993 Parliamentary group ELD Constituency France Secretary of State for Human Rights In office 20 March 1986 – 10 May 1988 Prime Minister Jacques Chirac Preceded by Office established Succeeded by Lucette Michaux-Chevry (1993) Personal details Born (1950-03-08) 8 March 1950 (age 76) Strasbourg, France Party Horizons (2021–present) Other political affiliations Republican Party (until 1997) Liberal Democracy (1997–2002) Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015) The Republicans (2015–2017) Agir (2017–2022) Alma mater Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University Paris Descartes University Profession Physician, lawyer, politician

**Claude Malhuret** (French pronunciation: [\[klod malyʁɛ\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/French); born 8 March 1950) is a French physician, lawyer and politician who has served as a member of the [Senate](/source/Senate_(France)) since [2014](/source/2014_French_Senate_election), representing the [department](/source/Departments_of_France) of [Allier](/source/Allier). A member of [Horizons](/source/Horizons_(political_party)) (HOR),[1] he has presided over the [centre-right](/source/Centre-right_politics) [The Independents – Republic and Territories](/source/The_Independents_%E2%80%93_Republic_and_Territories_group) (LIRT) parliamentary group in the Senate since 2017.

Previously, Malhuret was Secretary of State for Human Rights (1986–1988),[2] [Mayor](/source/Mayor_(France)) of [Vichy](/source/Vichy) (1989–2017),[3] a member of the [National Assembly](/source/National_Assembly_(France)) (1993–1997) and of the [European Parliament](/source/European_Parliament) (1989–1993).

## Early life and career

Malhuret was born in [Strasbourg](/source/Strasbourg). After completing his [doctorate](/source/Doctorate) in [medicine](/source/Medicine) at the [University of Paris](/source/University_of_Paris), he worked as a [hospital intern](/source/Internship_(medicine)). In 1973, Malhuret participated in some voluntary overseas work with Coopération Française, before being employed by the [World Health Organization](/source/World_Health_Organization) in India.[3]

Malhuret also studied [law](/source/Law) at the University of Paris.

Malhuret was elected president of [Médecins Sans Frontières](/source/M%C3%A9decins_Sans_Fronti%C3%A8res) in 1977. Malhuret's humanitarian aid was beginning to be noticed, and in 1978 he became the President of [France](/source/France)'s overseas relief agency.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

In 1980, Malhuret was one of the organizers of the "March for the [Survival of Cambodia](/source/Cambodian_genocide)" in Thailand, with several media and artistic personalities, and read a speech written by [Bernard-Henri Lévy](/source/Bernard-Henri_L%C3%A9vy).[4]

## Political career

### Career in government

From 1986 to 1988, Malhuret served as Secretary of State for Human Rights in the government of [Prime Minister](/source/Prime_Minister_of_France) [Jacques Chirac](/source/Jacques_Chirac), the first in this position.[2][5]

### Member of the European Parliament, 1989–1993

From 1989 to 1993, Malhuret was a [Member of the European Parliament](/source/Member_of_the_European_Parliament). In parliament, he served on the Committee on Political Affairs (1989–1990) and the [Committee on Culture, Youth, Education and the Media](/source/European_Parliament_Committee_on_Culture_and_Education) (1992–1993). In addition to his committee assignments, he was part of the parliament's delegation for relations with Japan.[6]

### Mayor of Vichy, 1989–2017

Malhuret was elected mayor of [Vichy](/source/Vichy) and President of the Vichy Urban District in 1989. He initiated a massive programme to [modernize](/source/Modernize) and restore the glory of the town, alongside other economic partners. This included the construction of a vast pedestrian area, upgrading of various hotels and renovation of the spas and Opera House.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Malhuret stepped down to vice-president of the Vichy Urban District in 2001, but remained the mayor of Vichy.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

### Member of the Senate, 2014–present

Malhuret first became a member of the French Senate in the [2014 elections](/source/2014_French_Senate_election).[7]

In 2016, Malhuret publicly endorsed [Alain Juppé](/source/Alain_Jupp%C3%A9) in [The Republicans' primaries](/source/2016_The_Republicans_(France)_presidential_primary) for the [2017 presidential election](/source/2017_French_presidential_election).[8]

Following the [election](/source/2017_French_presidential_election) of [Emmanuel Macron](/source/Emmanuel_Macron) as president, Malhuret left the [Republicans](/source/The_Republicans_(France)) and became one of the founding members of the new [Agir](/source/Agir_(France)) party.[8]

In 2021, when Agir began to move closer to Macron's [Renaissance](/source/Renaissance_(French_political_party)), he joined [Horizons](/source/Horizons_(political_party)) instead.

In 2023, Malhuret was the Senate's [rapporteur](/source/Rapporteur) on a proposal to ban video-sharing application [TikTok](/source/TikTok).[9]

### 2025 speech

On 4 March 2025, Malhuret delivered an eight-minute speech to the French Senate about [Donald Trump](/source/Donald_Trump), [Elon Musk](/source/Elon_Musk), and [NATO](/source/NATO).[10] Critical of the Trump administration,[11][12] the speech received significant attention in social media and mainstream media around the world.[10][12][13][14]

### Other positions

Malhuret served as a member of the [Board of Directors](/source/Board_of_Directors) of French nursing home chain [Korian](/source/Korian) from 2003 to 2014.[15]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Louis Mollier-Sabet (17 December 2021), [Claude Malhuret : « Je ne comprends pas le retour de Valérie Pécresse dans un parti droitisé »](https://www.publicsenat.fr/actualites/politique/claude-malhuret-je-ne-comprends-pas-le-retour-de-valerie-pecresse-dans-un-parti), [Public Sénat](/source/Public_S%C3%A9nat) (in French).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nytimes_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nytimes_2-1) Bernstein, Richard (24 August 1986). ["France aims to enhance human rights role"](https://www.nytimes.com/1986/08/24/world/france-aims-to-enhance-human-rights-role.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-vichy_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-vichy_3-1) ["Claude Malhuret, Maire de Vichy"](http://www.ville-vichy.fr/claude-malhuret-maire-de-vichy.htm). *ville-vichy.fr* (in French). Bienvenue à Vichy. Retrieved 27 February 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-lepoint_4-0)** Cordelier, Jérôme (21 May 2020). ["Le train d'enfer du sénateur Claude Malhuret"](https://www.lepoint.fr/politique/le-train-d-enfer-du-senateur-claude-malhuret-21-05-2020-2376402_20.php). *lepoint.fr*. [Le Point](/source/Le_Point).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Entretien avec Claude Malhuret Président de Doctissimo"](http://www.medcost.fr/html/contributions_cb/cb_050600.htm) [Interview with Claude Malhuret, President of Doctissimo] (in French). Medcost. 30 May 2000. Retrieved 28 January 2026.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-europa_6-0)** ["Claude Malhuret"](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/1025/CLAUDE_MALHURET/history/3). *europa.eu*. [European Parliament](/source/European_Parliament). 8 March 1950.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["M. Claude Malhuret"](https://www.senat.fr/senateur/malhuret_claude14251q.html) (in French). Senate of France.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-lefigaro_fr_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-lefigaro_fr_8-1) ["Claude Malhuret quitte Les Républicains"](https://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2017/11/30/97001-20171130FILWWW00228-claude-malhuret-quitte-les-republicains.php). *lefigaro.fr*. [Le Figaro](/source/Le_Figaro). 30 November 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-politico_9-0)** Kayali, Laura (6 July 2023). ["French senators want a wider TikTok ban"](https://www.politico.eu/article/french-senators-want-a-wider-tiktok-ban/). *politico.eu*. [Politico Europe](/source/Politico_Europe).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-speechyt_10-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-speechyt_10-1) ["Claude Malhuret speech"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unSSHfIs3U0). *[YouTube](/source/YouTube)*. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-speechcnn_11-0)** ["'The beginning of the seizure of democracy': French politician takes aim at President Trump"](https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/06/politics/video/french-politician-criticizes-trumps-response-ukraine-digvid). *cnn.com*. [CNN](/source/CNN). 6 March 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bull_12-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bull_12-1) Diaz-Maurin, François (6 March 2025). ["For this French senator, Trump is a traitor—and Europe is now alone"](https://thebulletin.org/2025/03/for-this-french-senator-trump-is-a-traitor-and-europe-is-now-alone/). *thebulletin.org*. [Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists](/source/Bulletin_of_the_Atomic_Scientists). Retrieved 7 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-theatlantic_13-0)** Malhuret, Claude. ["Trump Is Nero While Washington Burns"](https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/03/claude-malheuret-speech/681947/). *theatlantic.com*. Washington, D.C.: [The Atlantic](/source/The_Atlantic). Retrieved 28 January 2026.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ft_14-0)** [Wolf, Martin](/source/Martin_Wolf) (2025). ["How Europe can take up America's mantle"](https://www.ft.com/content/ce93a3f1-d537-4424-8e17-a6242e444db0). *ft.com*. London: [Financial Times](/source/Financial_Times). (subscription required)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-lib_15-0)** Auffray, Alain (22 March 2022). ["Le portrait: Claude Malhuret, bienséance publique"](https://www.liberation.fr/portraits/claude-malhuret-bienseance-publique-20220322_OTEGBE36DZC43DEHNBEEBTFS4M/). *liberation.fr*. [Libération](/source/Lib%C3%A9ration).

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