Laurent Castillo
Laurent Castillo | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Senator | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2026 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 16 July 2024 – 28 September 2026 | |
| Succeeded by | Brice Hortefeux |
| Constituency | France |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 March 1962 Casablanca, Morocco |
| Citizenship | France |
| Party | UDR (2024–present) |
Other political affiliations | LR (2015–2024) |
| Education | Université Nice-Sophia-Antipolis |
| Occupation | Otolaryngologist, medicine professor |
Laurent Castillo (French pronunciation: [lɔʁɑ̃ kastijo]; born 12 March 1962) is a French politician of the Union of the Right for the Republic (UDR) who has been a member of the Senate since 1 October 2026.[citation needed] He was previously a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2024 to 2026, having been elected in the 2024 election on the list presented by The Republicans (LR). He is a surgeon and university professor by occupation.
Following the 2024 The Republicans alliance crisis, Castillo joined Éric Ciotti's new UDR party as its sole MEP, having been described as a close ally to Ciotti. Previously, he ran for the National Assembly in the 2022 legislative election, placing fourth in the first round in the 3rd constituency of Alpes-Maritimes.
Castillo became a senator on 1 October 2026 and consequently left the European Parliament, as the two mandates are incompatible. His seat was taken by Brice Hortefeux, the next available candidate on the 2024 LR list, on 8 October 2026.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ "Home | Laurent CASTILLO | MEPs | European Parliament". europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ↑ Lucas Hélin (5 June 2024). "Européennes : Laurent Castillo, la touche niçoise et ciottiste qui veut défendre la santé sur la liste LR". Le Figaro (in French).
See also
 | This article about a Member of the European Parliament from France is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |