10 Facts About Thierry Repentin

Thierry Repentin was born in Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny and grew up in Saint-Jean-de-la-Porte.

Thierry Repentin was educated in Chambery and graduated from the Grenoble Institute of Political Studies in Grenoble.

Thierry Repentin later became an assistant of Besson when he was Secretary of State for Housing under Prime Minister Lionel Jospin from 1997 to 2001.

From 1995 to 2001, Thierry Repentin served as a Deputy Mayor of Chambery.

Thierry Repentin held a seat in the Departmental Council of Savoie from 1998 to 2020, first for the canton of Chambery-Nord, then for the canton of Chambery-1 starting in 2015 following redistricting.

From 2001 to 2004, Thierry Repentin held the presidency of Chambery Metropole, a former agglomeration community centred around Chambery.

Thierry Repentin served as a member of the Senate, representing the Savoie department, from 2004 to 2012, when he was appointed to the government as Minister Delegate for Vocational Training and Apprenticeship under Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault.

Thierry Repentin briefly returned to the Senate in 2014 after Manuel Valls was appointed prime minister.

Thierry Repentin stood for reelection later that year but was defeated.

From 2016 until 2021, Thierry Repentin was a member of the Regional Council of Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes.