Jean Leonetti
Jean Leonetti in 2019
Mayor of Antibes
Assumed office
25 June 1995
Preceded byPierre Merli
President of The Republicans (interim)
In office
2 June 2019 – 13 October 2019
Preceded byLaurent Wauquiez
Succeeded byChristian Jacob
Secretary of State for European Affairs
In office
29 June 2011 – 10 May 2012
PresidentNicolas Sarkozy
Prime MinisterFrançois Fillon
Preceded byLaurent Wauquiez
Succeeded byBernard Cazeneuve
Member of the National Assembly
for Alpes-Maritimes's 7th constituency
In office
20 June 2012 – 20 June 2017
Preceded byMichel Rossi
Succeeded byÉric Pauget
Personal details
Born (1948-07-09) 9 July 1948
Marseille, France
Political partyThe Republicans (2015–present)
Other political
affiliations		Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015)
Alma materAix-Marseille University

Jean Leonetti (born 9 July 1948) is a French cardiologist[1] and politician who served as a member of National Assembly from 1997 to 2011 and again from 2012 to 2017,[2] representing Alpes-Maritimes's 7th constituency. He a former president of the Republicans and is also a member of the Radical Party.

Political career

Following Jean-François Copé’s resignation as chair of the UMP, Leonetti supported Bruno Le Maire’s candidacy to succeed Copé.[3] He later endorsed Alain Juppé in the Republicans’ primaries ahead of the 2017 presidential election.[4]

In 2015, Leonetti authored legislation allowed patients with hours or days to live to stop treatment and request to be placed under general anaesthetic until the moment they die.[5][6]

Political positions

In his capacity as Minister of European Affairs, Leonetti said in 2011 the Eurozone could survive even if Greece were forced out of the currency union.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Scott Sayare (31 July 2014), French Families Challenge Doctors on Wrenching End-of-Life Decisions New York Times.
  2. ↑ "LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS" (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  3. ↑ Margaux Duguet (24 August 2014), Bruno Le Maire fonce Le Journal du Dimanche.
  4. ↑ Ludovic Vigogne (20 April 2016), Primaire à droite: la liste des premiers soutiens parlementaires L'Opinion.
  5. ↑ Nicholas Vinocur and Pauline Mevel (9 March 2015), French parliament debates 'deep sleep' bill for end of life Reuters.
  6. ↑ Angelique Chrisafis (17 March 2015), French parliament votes through 'deep sleep' law for terminally ill The Guardian.
  7. ↑ Vicky Buffery (3 November 2011), Euro can live on without Greece: French minister Reuters.


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