Pierre-Romain Thionnet | |
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 Thionnet in 2024 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 January 1994 |
| Political party | National Rally |
Pierre-Romain Thionnet (born 19 January 1994) is a French politician from National Rally. He was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2024. [1]
Thionnet was a member of the Regional Council of Île-de-France. He was the chief of staff of Jordan Bardella. [2] He was president of Rassemblement national de la jeunesse, the youth organization of the French National Rally. Thionnet was a candidate in Marne's 5th constituency in the 2022 French legislative election but was defeated in the second round by longstanding Member of Parliament Charles de Courson.
He became a Member of the European Parliament in the 2024 European Parliament election. [1]
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