Karl Olive (born 29 March 1969) is a French sports journalist, television producer, entrepreneur and politician who has represented the 12th constituency of the Yvelines department in the National Assembly since 2022.[1] He is a former member of The Republicans (LR), which he left in 2019 prior to joining La République En Marche! (LREM, now Renaissance) in 2022.
Karl Olive | |
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 Olive in 2022 | |
| Member of the National Assembly for Yvelines's 12th constituency | |
| Assumed office 22 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Florence Granjus |
| Mayor of Poissy | |
| In office 29 March 2014 – 3 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Frédérik Bernard |
| Succeeded by | Sandrine Berno Dos Santos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 March 1969 Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France |
| Political party | Renaissance (2022–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Union for a Popular Movement (2010–2015) The Republicans (2015–2019) Independent (2019–2022) |
| Relatives | Brigitte Olive (sister) |
| Alma mater | Paris 8 University Vincennes-Saint-Denis |
Political career edit
Olive served as Mayor of Poissy from 2014 until his resignation in 2022 following his election to Parliament. In the National Assembly, he succeeded Florence Granjus who did not run for reelection, winning election as a deputy with 59.9% of the second-round vote. Olive has also held a seat in the Departmental Council of Yvelines since 2015 for the canton of Poissy.
Amid the first Yellow vests protests in 2018, Olive brought a group of mayors from his department, Yvelines, together with President Emmanuel Macron to explain to Macron how he needed to change.[2]
Personal life edit
Olive is the brother of former footballer Brigitte Olive.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "M. Karl Olive - Yvelines (12e circonscription) - Assemblée nationale". www2.assemblee-nationale.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ Alissa J. Rubin (10 December 2018), Macron, Confronting Yellow Vest Protests in France, Promises Relief, The New York Times.
- ^ "L'Yvelinoise Brigitte Henriques à la tête du comité national olympique". www.yvelines-infos.fr (in French). 2 July 2021.
