Patrick Balkany

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Patrick Balkany

Member of the National Assembly of France for 5th Constituency of Hauts-de-Seine
Incumbent
Assumed office 2002 French legislative election
Mayor of Levallois-Perret
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 March 2001
Preceded by	Olivier de Chazeaux
Personal details
Born	(1948-08-16) 16 August 1948 (age 64) Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Political party	UMP
Spouse(s)	Isabelle Smadja
Children	Vanessa & Alexandre
Committees	Foreign Affairs Committee
Religion	Judaism

Patrick Balkany (born August 16, 1948) is a member of the National Assembly of France.^[1] He represents the Hauts-de-Seine department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.^[1] He is of Hungarian origin.

Political career

Electoral mandates

National Assembly of France

Member of the National Assembly of France for Hauts-de-Seine : 1988-1997 / And since 2002. Elected in 1988, reelected in 1993, 2002, 2007, 2012.

General Council

Vice-president of the General Council of Hauts-de-Seine : 1982-1988 (Resignation). Reelected in 1988.

General councillor of Hauts-de-Seine : 1982-1988 (Resignation). Reelected in 1988.

Municipal Council

Mayor of Levallois-Perret : 1983-1995 / Since 2001. Reelected in 1989, 2001, 2008.

Municipal councillor of Levallois-Perret : 1983-1997 (Resignation) / Since 2001. Reelected in 1989, 1995, 2001, 2008.

Balkany made international news when on July 17, 2012, just days before the vote on a new national sexual harassment bill, male lawmakers in the National Assembly including Balkany hooted and made catcalls as Housing Minister Cécile Duflot, wearing a floral dress, spoke about an architecture project.

“We were just admiring her,” Patrick Balkany, a conservative legislator, told Le Figaro.^[2]

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References

^ ^a ^b Office of the Secretary General (2012). "Patrick Balkany". Assemblee-nationale.fr (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
^ New York Times article: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/28/world/europe/france-is-expected-to-pass-a-far-reaching-sexual-harassment-law.html

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Official blog

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Name	Balkany, Patrick
Alternative names
Short description	French politician
Date of birth	16 August 1948
Place of birth	Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Date of death
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