1. Gilbert Collard was born in Marseille and grew up in Chatel-Guyon.
12 Facts About Gilbert Collard
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Gilbert Collard studied law at Aix-Marseille University and Pantheon-Assas University.
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Gilbert Collard's sister was lawyer and activist Jehanne Collard.
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Gilbert Collard started his career as a barrister in Marseille in 1971.
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Gilbert Collard quickly became a well-known lawyer at the national level, often speaking in the media about cases he defended.
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Gilbert Collard was elected to the city's council but declined the mandate.
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Gilbert Collard was elected to the National Assembly as a member of the RBM in the 2012 legislative election, at the same time as Marion Marechal-Le Pen in Vaucluse.
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Gilbert Collard succeeded Etienne Mourrut of the Union for a Popular Movement, whom he had defeated.
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Since the 2014 municipal election, Gilbert Collard has been a councillor of Saint-Gilles, Gard.
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Gilbert Collard was reelected to the National Assembly in the 2017 legislative election.
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Gilbert Collard officially joined the National Rally, then called National Front, later the same year.
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Gilbert Collard stood as a candidate in the 2019 European Parliament election.