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Pierre Oliver

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Pierre Oliver
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Oliver in 2019
Mayor of the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon
Assumed office
28 June 2020
Preceded byDenis Broliquier
Regional Councillor of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Assumed office
27 June 2021
Personal details
Born (1992-06-28) 28 June 1992 (age 32)
Political partyThe Republicans (since 2015)
Union for a Popular Movement (2007–2015)
RelativesAndré Barroux (great-grandfather)
Alma materLycée Français du Caire
University of Auvergne

Pierre Oliver (born 28 June 1992) is a French politician of The Republicans. Since 2020, he has served as mayor of the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon.[1] In the 2021 regional elections, he was elected regional councillor of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.[2] In 2023, he was appointed secretary for urban policy in the shadow cabinet of Éric Ciotti,[3] and departmental secretary of The Republicans in Rhône.[4] He is a candidate for mayor of Lyon in the 2026 municipal elections, with the endorsement of Éric Ciotti, Laurent Wauquiez and François-Xavier Bellamy.[5]

Early life and career

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Oliver was born in Lyon in 1992.[6] He is the great-grandson of a Socialist Party politician who served as senator and mayor of Ceyrat.[7] From 1999 to 2009, he lived in Bucharest, Romania.[6] He joined the Union for a Popular Movement in 2007, and became leader of its youth wing in Puy-de-Dôme.[8] He studied at the Lycée Français du Caire and the University of Auvergne.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Qui est Pierre Oliver, élu originaire d'Auvergne qui espère devenir maire de Lyon en 2026 ?". La Montagne (in French). 27 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Qui sont vos élus du conseil régional d'Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes ?". Rue89 Lyon (in French). 28 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Pierre Oliver et François-Noël Buffet dans le shadow cabinet d'Eric Ciotti". Le Progrès (in French). 14 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Pierre Oliver nommé secrétaire départemental de LR dans le Rhône". Lyon Capitale (in French). 17 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Municipales 2026 : Pierre Oliver (LR) officiellement désigné candidat de la droite". Le Progrès (in French). 27 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "Pierre Oliver". Lyon People (in French). 28 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Pierre Oliver et François-Noël Buffet dans le shadow cabinet d'Eric Ciotti". Le Progrès (in French). 14 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Pierre Oliver (UMP) : « L'adhésion au libéralisme économique »". La Montagne (in French). 14 May 2023.