21 Facts About Pierre Lellouche

Pierre Lellouche is known for his work as a columnist and author.

In November 2010, Lellouche was appointed Secretary of State for Foreign Trade in the Fillon III government, a position he held until the end of Nicolas Sarkozy's presidency in May 2012.

Pierre Lellouche was re-elected as a deputy for the 1st constituency of Paris in June 2012, serving until April 2017, when he retired from elective politics.

Pierre Lellouche was born in Tunis, among the Jewish community.

Pierre Lellouche is one of four children of Noel Lellouche, who had fought in the Free French Forces during World War II.

Pierre Lellouche pursued higher education at Lycee Condorcet in Paris.

Pierre Lellouche briefly paused his academic pursuits to serve in the French Army from 1976 to 1977.

Pierre Lellouche continues to contribute thought-provoking articles to various newspapers and magazines, and as of 2023, he remains an active writer and publisher.

In June 2024, Pierre Lellouche was appointed president of the French High Committee for National Resilience, an organization focused on national security and resilience research and monitoring.

Pierre Lellouche then served as Chirac's diplomatic adviser from 1989 to 1996 during which time Chirac held various positions: Mayor of Paris, President of the RPR party, and, from 1995 onwards, President of the French Republic.

Pierre Lellouche was a member of the National Assembly of France, first for Val d'Oise's 8th constituency and later for Paris' 4th constituency.

In parliament, Pierre Lellouche served on the Defense Committee and the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

From 2002, Pierre Lellouche was a member of "The Reformers" within the UMP group, which advocated deep reform of the administration and liberalization of the economy.

In 2002, Pierre Lellouche authored a bill to increase penalties for racist and anti-Semitic offenses.

In 2008, Pierre Lellouche was appointed by French President Sarkozy as special advisor on Franco-Turkish affairs during a period of heightened diplomatic tensions between the two countries.

In 2016, Pierre Lellouche's call for the impeachment of President Hollande for allegedly disclosing classified information to journalists, was dismissed by a cross-party steering committee.

Ahead of the Republicans' 2016 presidential primary, Pierre Lellouche endorsed Francois Fillon as the party's candidate for the 2017 French presidential election.

Pierre Lellouche is considered to be a supporter of strong cooperation with the United States of America.

In October 1999, Pierre Lellouche defended a traditional view of the family during the discussions concerning the Pacte civil de solidarite, a contractual form of civil union.

Pierre Lellouche was a strong opponent of the solidarity tax on wealth first voted under Francois Mitterrand.

In 2015, Pierre Lellouche opposed a parliamentary decision to create a $60-million fund to compensate Holocaust victims deported by French state rail firm SNCF to Nazi concentration camps in a move intended to protect the company from future US litigation.