{{Short description|French politician (born 1958)}} {{Distinguish|Philippe Vigier (historian)}} {{Expand French|topic=gov|date=December 2008|Philippe Vigier}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = Philippe Vigier 2015.jpg | office = Minister Delegate for the Overseas | term_start = 20 July 2023 | term_end = 11 January 2024 | prime_minister = Élisabeth Borne | predecessor = Jean-François Carenco | successor = Marie Guévenoux | office1 = President of the Liberties, Independents, Overseas and Territories group in the National Assembly | alongside1 = | term_start1 = 17 October 2018 | term_end1 = 8 September 2020<br>Served with Bertrand Pancher | predecessor1 = ''Group established'' | successor1 = Sylvia Pinel | office2 = President of the Union of Democrats and Independents group in the National Assembly | term_start2 = 14 April 2014 | term_end2 = 20 June 2017 | predecessor2 = Jean-Louis Borloo | successor2 = Stéphane Demilly<br>Franck Riester | office3 = Member of the National Assembly<br>for Eure-et-Loir's 4th constituency | term_start3 = 12 February 2024 | predecessor3 = Laurent Leclercq | term_start4 = 20 June 2007 | term_end4 = 20 August 2023 | predecessor4 = Alain Venot | successor4 = Laurent Leclercq | office5 = Mayor of Cloyes-sur-le-Loir | term_start5 = 18 March 2001 | term_end5 = 4 September 2017 | predecessor5 = Jacques Jouvelet | successor5 = Claude Martin | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|02|03|df=yes}} | birth_place = Valence, France | party = Democratic Movement {{nobr|(2020–present)}} | other_party = Union for French Democracy (until 2007)<br>The Centrists (2007–2020)<br>Union of Democrats and Independents (2012–2017) | alma_mater = Clermont Auvergne University }} '''Philippe Vigier''' ({{IPA|fr|filip viʒje}}; born 3 February 1958) is a French politician who served as Minister Delegate for the Overseas in the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne from 2023 to 2024.<ref>Nathalie Guibert (21 July 2023), [https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2023/07/21/remaniement-a-peine-nomme-le-ministre-des-outre-mer-philippe-vigier-deja-critique_6182918_823448.html Remaniement: à peine nommé, le ministre des outre-mer Philippe Vigier déjà critiqué] ''Le Monde''.</ref>
A member of the Democratic Movement (MoDem), which he joined in 2020 upon leaving The Centrists (LC), he has represented the 4th constituency of the Eure-et-Loir department in the National Assembly since 2024, previously holding the seat from 2007 until his appointment to the government in 2023.<ref name='anfr'>{{cite web |url=https://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/elections/2007/resultats/LDD_DEP.csv.asp |accessdate=2010-07-04 |title=LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS |language=French |publisher=National Assembly of France }}</ref> Vigier has also held a seat in the Regional Council of Centre-Val de Loire since 2021, previously holding office from 1995 to 2014 when the region was named Centre.
==Early life and education== At age 16, Vigier campaigned for Valéry Giscard d'Estaing in the 1974 presidential election.<ref>[https://www.lechorepublicain.fr/cloyes-les-trois-rivieres-28220/politique/ils-se-souviennent-de-vge-le-depute-d-eure-et-loir-philippe-vigier-s-est-engage-en-politique-grace-a-lui_13887200/ "Ils se souviennent de VGE : le député d'Eure-et-Loir Philippe Vigier s'est engagé en politique grâce à lui"], ''L'Écho républicain'' (in French), 3 December 2020.</ref>
==Political career== ===Career in local politics=== A biologist by occupation, Vigier became a Deputy Mayor of Châteaudun and regional councillor of Centre in 1995, positions he held until 1998 and 2014, respectively. In 2001, he was elected to the mayorship of Cloyes-sur-le-Loir, Eure-et-Loir, which he held until 2017.
In the 2015 regional election, Vigier led the Union of the Right and Centre (UDC) list in Centre-Val de Loire (formerly Centre).<ref>[https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/politique/regionales-2015-philippe-vigier-1449050839 "Philippe Vigier lance sa campagne des régionales 2015 en Centre-Val de Loire"], France Bleu, 27 June 2015.</ref> Despite favourable polls, the UDC list was narrowly defeated in the second round by the Socialist Party list led by outgoing Regional Council President François Bonneau. Vigier declined to take a seat in the regional council.<ref>[https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/politique/battu-philippe-vigier-renonce-sieger-la-region-1450284825 "Battu, Philippe Vigier renonce à siéger à la Région"], France Bleu (in French), 16 December 2015.</ref> In 2021, he was returned to the regional council on the Democratic Movement list led by Agriculture Minister Marc Fesneau.
===Deputy in the National Assembly=== In the 2007 legislative election, Vigier was elected to the National Assembly in the first round with 57.1% of the vote in the 4th constituency of Eure-et-Loir with the support of President Nicolas Sarkozy's Union for a Popular Movement. He was reelected in 2012 with 50.7% of the first-round vote.
In Parliament, Vigier presided over the Union of Democrats and Independents group from 2014 to 2017. In 2018, he was a founding member of the Liberties and Territories group,<ref>Tristan Quinault-Maupoil and Mathilde Siraud (17 October 2018), [https://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/le-scan/coulisses/2018/10/17/25006-20181017ARTFIG00124-assemblee-nationale-creation-d-un-nouveau-groupe-batise-libertes-et-territoires.php Assemblée nationale : création d'un nouveau groupe baptisé «Libertés et territoires»], ''Le Figaro''.</ref> which he co-presided until leaving for the Democratic Movement group in 2020.
Vigier served on the Committee on Social Affairs; he was a member of the Committee on Finance from 2007 to 2019. In addition to his committee assignments, he was a member of the French parliamentary friendship groups with Armenia and Italy.<ref>[https://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA331582 Philippe Vigier], French National Assembly.</ref> He also served as member of the French delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from 2022, where he was part of the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development.<ref>[https://pace.coe.int/en/members/8639/vigier Philippe Vigier], Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.</ref>
In the 2024 snap election, Vigier was reelected with 51.7% of the second-round vote, despite placing second in the first round behind Roger Pécout of The Republicans, who also had the support of the National Rally as part of the Union of the Far-Right.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-07 |title=Législatives : le soulagement pour Philippe Vigier (Ensemble), réélu député de Châteaudun, Roger Pécout (LR-RN) n'était pas si loin |url=https://www.lechorepublicain.fr/chateaudun-28200/actualites/legislatives-le-soulagement-pour-philippe-vigier-roger-pecout-n-etait-pas-si-loin_14531512/ |access-date=2024-07-07|language=fr |website=lechorepublicain.fr}}</ref>
===In government=== On 20 July 2023, Vigier was appointed Minister Delegate for the Overseas under Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, in the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne, replacing Jean-François Carenco.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-20 |title=COMMUNIQUÉ |url=https://www.gouvernement.fr/upload/media/content/0001/06/dffe1cf9ec241b5152a8688602d58ff1e640e4c1.pdf |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=gouvernement.fr}}</ref> On 11 January 2024, less than six months into his position, he was succeeded by Marie Guévenoux, returning to the National Assembly.
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