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
Olive in 2022
Member of the National Assembly
for Yvelines's 12th constituency
Assumed office
22 June 2022
Preceded byFlorence Granjus
Mayor of Poissy
In office
29 March 2014 – 3 July 2022
Preceded byFrédérik Bernard
Succeeded bySandrine Berno Dos Santos
Personal details
Born (1969-03-29) 29 March 1969 (age 55)
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Political partyRenaissance (2022–present)
Other political
affiliations
Union for a Popular Movement (2010–2015)
The Republicans (2015–2019)
Independent (2019–2022)
RelativesBrigitte Olive (sister)
Alma materParis 8 University Vincennes-Saint-Denis

Political career

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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

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Olive is the brother of former footballer Brigitte Olive.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "M. Karl Olive - Yvelines (12e circonscription) - Assemblée nationale". www2.assemblee-nationale.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  2. ^ Alissa J. Rubin (10 December 2018), Macron, Confronting Yellow Vest Protests in France, Promises Relief, The New York Times.
  3. ^ "L'Yvelinoise Brigitte Henriques à la tête du comité national olympique". www.yvelines-infos.fr (in French). 2 July 2021.