Hervé Morin
Encyclopedia
Hervé Morin is a French politician, leader of the New Center party (center-right) and a former French Minister of Defence
.
, Normandy
. He was the president of the group UDF
in the National Assembly. After the UDF's candidate for the 2007 presidential election
, François Bayrou
, didn't make it to the 2nd round, he hinted that he attempted to create an alliance with the Socialist Party
and decided to found a new political party: the Democratic Movement
(or MoDem). Consequently, Morin, who is of the center-right and an ally of the presidential election's winner, Nicolas Sarkozy
, made it an organisation within the presidential majority in the National Assembly. It is now called New Centre
and he is the leader.
After the creation of the UMP
, he took the presidency of the UDF group at the National Assembly, from 2002 to 2007. While Morin was joining the government as minister of Defence in July 2007, Marc Vampa
New Centre
replaced him as representative.
.
Minister of Defence : 2007–2010
Electoral mandates
National Assembly of France
Member of the National Assembly of France for Eure
(3rd constituency) : 1998–2007 (Became minister in 2007) / And since 2010. Elected in 1998, reelected in 2002, 2007.
General Council
General councillor of Eure
: 1992–2004. Reelected in 1998.
Regional Council
Regional councillor of Haute-Normandie
: Since 2004.
Municipal Council
Mayor of Epaignes
: Since 1995. Reelected in 2001, 2008.
Municipal councillor of Epaignes
: Since 1989. Reelected in 1995, 2001, 2008.
Community of communes Council
President of the Communauté de communes
of Canton de Cormeilles : Since 2001. Reelected in 2008.
Member of the Communauté de communes
of Canton de Cormeilles : Since 2001. Reelected in 2008.
His political role models are Charles de Gaulle
and Pierre Mendès-France
.
All his grandparents were Norman
farmers (his maternal grandfather, André Cardine, was also the mayor of Fatouville-Grestain
for 30 years) and he wanted to take over the family farm when he was younger but his father, owner of a masonry firm, opposed it so he pursued studies first in Caen
and then in Paris instead.
Hervé Morin supports the reunification of both Normandies
(a cause for which he created an association in 2000), a pledge he made on 26 November 2006 in Épaignes
, the city where he grew up and of which he had been the mayor since 1995.
Minister of Defence (France)
The Minister of Defense and Veterans Affairs is the French government cabinet member charged with running the military of France....
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Member of National Assembly
He was elected as a representative in the French National Assembly on 16 June 2002, in the 3rd constituency of EureEure
Eure is a department in the north of France named after the river Eure.- History :Eure is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
, Normandy
Haute-Normandie
Upper Normandy is one of the 27 regions of France. It was created in 1984 from two départements: Seine-Maritime and Eure, when Normandy was divided into Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy. This division continues to provoke controversy, and some continue to call for reuniting the two regions...
. He was the president of the group UDF
Union for French Democracy
The Union for French Democracy was a French centrist political party. It was founded in 1978 as an electoral alliance to support President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing in order to counterbalance the Gaullist preponderance over the right. This name was chosen due to the title of Giscard d'Estaing's...
in the National Assembly. After the UDF's candidate for the 2007 presidential election
French presidential election, 2007
The 2007 French presidential election, the ninth of the Fifth French Republic was held to elect the successor to Jacques Chirac as president of France for a five-year term.The winner, decided on 5 and 6 May 2007, was Nicolas Sarkozy...
, François Bayrou
François Bayrou
François Bayrou is a French centrist politician, president of Union for French Democracy since 1998 and was a candidate in the 2002 and 2007 French presidential elections. In the first round, he received 18.6% of the vote, finishing in 3rd place and therefore was eliminated from the race....
, didn't make it to the 2nd round, he hinted that he attempted to create an alliance with the Socialist Party
Parti Socialiste
Parti Socialiste may refer to:*Socialist Party * Parti Socialiste * Swiss Socialist Party...
and decided to found a new political party: the Democratic Movement
Democratic Movement (France)
The Democratic Movement , MoDem) is a centrist, social liberal and pro-European French political party that was founded by centrist politician François Bayrou to succeed his Union for French Democracy and to contest the 2007 legislative election, after his strong showing in the 2007 presidential...
(or MoDem). Consequently, Morin, who is of the center-right and an ally of the presidential election's winner, Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy is the 23rd and current President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra. He assumed the office on 16 May 2007 after defeating the Socialist Party candidate Ségolène Royal 10 days earlier....
, made it an organisation within the presidential majority in the National Assembly. It is now called New Centre
New Centre
New Centre , also known as the European Social Liberal Party is a centre-right political party in France, formed by the members of the Union for French Democracy – including a majority of former parliamentarians – who did not agree with François Bayrou's...
and he is the leader.
After the creation of the UMP
Union for a Popular Movement
The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right political party in France, and one of the two major contemporary political parties in the country along with the center-left Socialist Party...
, he took the presidency of the UDF group at the National Assembly, from 2002 to 2007. While Morin was joining the government as minister of Defence in July 2007, Marc Vampa
Marc Vampa
Marc Vampa is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Eure department, and is a member of the New Centre.He is a former scientist and managed his own computer company, before becoming a trader in Bernay....
New Centre
New Centre
New Centre , also known as the European Social Liberal Party is a centre-right political party in France, formed by the members of the Union for French Democracy – including a majority of former parliamentarians – who did not agree with François Bayrou's...
replaced him as representative.
2012 presidential election
On 27 November 2011, Hervé Morin officially announced his intention to run for the 2012 French presidential electionFrench presidential election, 2012
The 2012 French presidential election is the next presidential election, to be held on 22 April and 6 May 2012, the latter being used for a run-off if necessary...
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Political functions and mandates
Governmental functionsMinister of Defence : 2007–2010
Electoral mandates
National Assembly of France
Member of the National Assembly of France for Eure
Eure
Eure is a department in the north of France named after the river Eure.- History :Eure is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
(3rd constituency) : 1998–2007 (Became minister in 2007) / And since 2010. Elected in 1998, reelected in 2002, 2007.
General Council
General councillor of Eure
Eure
Eure is a department in the north of France named after the river Eure.- History :Eure is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
: 1992–2004. Reelected in 1998.
Regional Council
Regional councillor of Haute-Normandie
Haute-Normandie
Upper Normandy is one of the 27 regions of France. It was created in 1984 from two départements: Seine-Maritime and Eure, when Normandy was divided into Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy. This division continues to provoke controversy, and some continue to call for reuniting the two regions...
: Since 2004.
Municipal Council
Mayor of Epaignes
Épaignes
Épaignes is a commune in the Eure department in northern France. It is mainly a tourist town.-Population:-References:*...
: Since 1995. Reelected in 2001, 2008.
Municipal councillor of Epaignes
Épaignes
Épaignes is a commune in the Eure department in northern France. It is mainly a tourist town.-Population:-References:*...
: Since 1989. Reelected in 1995, 2001, 2008.
Community of communes Council
President of the Communauté de communes
Communauté de communes
A communauté de communes is a federation of municipalities in France. It forms a framework within which local tasks are carried out together...
of Canton de Cormeilles : Since 2001. Reelected in 2008.
Member of the Communauté de communes
Communauté de communes
A communauté de communes is a federation of municipalities in France. It forms a framework within which local tasks are carried out together...
of Canton de Cormeilles : Since 2001. Reelected in 2008.
Personal life
He is married to Catherine Broussot-Morin, a lawyer with whom he has two 12-year-old twin sons.His political role models are Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He later founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969....
and Pierre Mendès-France
Pierre Mendès-France
Pierre Mendès France was a French politician. He descended from a Portuguese Jewish family that moved to France in the sixteenth century.-Third Republic and World War II:...
.
All his grandparents were Norman
Normans
The Normans were the people who gave their name to Normandy, a region in northern France. They were descended from Norse Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock...
farmers (his maternal grandfather, André Cardine, was also the mayor of Fatouville-Grestain
Fatouville-Grestain
Fatouville-Grestain is a commune in the Eure department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
for 30 years) and he wanted to take over the family farm when he was younger but his father, owner of a masonry firm, opposed it so he pursued studies first in Caen
Caen
Caen is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the Calvados department and the capital of the Basse-Normandie region. It is located inland from the English Channel....
and then in Paris instead.
Hervé Morin supports the reunification of both Normandies
Normandy
Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
(a cause for which he created an association in 2000), a pledge he made on 26 November 2006 in Épaignes
Épaignes
Épaignes is a commune in the Eure department in northern France. It is mainly a tourist town.-Population:-References:*...
, the city where he grew up and of which he had been the mayor since 1995.