Nationality French Name Maurice Leroy | Political party UDI Role Political leader | |
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Alma mater Pantheon-Sorbonne University Education Pantheon-Sorbonne University Profiles | ||
Maurice Leroy (born February 2, 1959 in Paris) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Loir-et-Cher department, and is a member of the New Centre.
He was Minister of City Affairs under Nicolas Sarkozy in the third Francois Fillon government, in charge of the Grand Paris project between November 2010 and May 2012. He was reelected Deputy for the Loir-et-Cher department in June 2012.
Recently, he criticized the Socialist government for blocking necessary investments for the Grand Paris project.
On September 2012, he became the spokesman of the Union of Democrats and Independents created by Jean-Louis Borloo. He left the New Centre in conflict with his leader, Herve Morin.
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