Philippe de Villiers

Philippe de Villiers (born March 25, 1949 as viscount Philippe le Jolis de Villiers de Saintignon) is a French conservative politician.

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March 25 - 1949 - Viscount - French - Conservative - Politician

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Born in Boulogne in the département of Vendée, he is, as of 2004, deputy to the French National Assembly for the département of Vendée.

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Boulogne - Département - Vendée - As of 2004 - Deputy - French National Assembly

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A sub-prefect, he resigned in 1981 because he did not want to serve the government of left-wing president François Mitterrand.

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Prefect - 1981 - Left-wing - President - François Mitterrand

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He was a member of the Union for French Democracy political party. He now leads the Mouvement pour la France, which has achieved some success in elections for the European Parliament but fell back in 2004, with Villiers being elected to the Parliament along with two colleagues.

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Union for French Democracy - Political party - Mouvement pour la France - European Parliament - 2004

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He is known for his conservative, traditionalist and eurosceptic positions. He was a leader of the "non" to the European Constitution in the conservative side, and was the first to use the phrase "Polish Plumber" in a speech, about a perceived threat of cheap East European labour.

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Conservative - Traditionalist - Eurosceptic - European Constitution - Polish Plumber - East Europe

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