Didier Julia was born on 18 February 1934 and is a French politician.
15 Facts About Didier Julia
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Didier Julia was in 2007 representing the Union for a Popular Movement from Seine-et-Marne in the French National Assembly, a post he has held from 1967.
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Didier Julia is mainly known for his interference in liberation operations of French hostages detained in Iraq following the US invasion in 2003.
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Didier Julia is doctor of State in Literature, agrege in philosophy and university professor.
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Didier Julia is in the Gaullist political family, a member of the UMP.
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Didier Julia has been elected deputy for Fontainebleau since 1967.
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Didier Julia is a member of the commission of Foreign Affairs.
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Didier Julia is a member of groups promoting friendship toward Saudi Arabia, Cameroon, the United States, Iran, Palestine, Syria, Zambia.
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Didier Julia is the French member of the National Assembly who hold the record for longevity by the number of terms and years, with Jean Tiberi and Jean-Pierre Soisson, 11 terms and 45 years in the Assembly since 1967.
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The executive sought to distance itself from Julia, describing his actions as a "private initiative", though it initially given some support to Julia by facilitating his entry into Syria.
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Didier Julia responded on Europe 1 and TF1 by stating that the French diplomacy was totally lost, and said that he was bashed as a scapegoat for their failure.
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The "Didier Julia Affair" begun, resulting in the arrest of Philippe Brett and Philippe Evano.
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Didier Julia accused foreign minister Michel Barnier of influencing the hostages during the four-hour flight from Iraq.
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Barnier himself, asked on TF1 whether Didier Julia could be excluded from the UMP, said that this would be "a minimum".
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Didier Julia said that he was ready to offer his services to the government if sanctions taken against him and his friends were dropped.