Axel Poniatowski
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Axel Poniatowski is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Val d'Oise department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement
.
, Morocco
. He grew up in Morocco and in the United States
, following his father the diplomat Michel Poniatowski
. Later, he also lived in the US for five more years, and in Saudi Arabia
for three years. He has been the mayor of Isle-Adam
since 1999, and the Representative of Val d'Oise since 2002. He serves as the President of the foreign affairs
commission in the French National Assembly.
He worked in the private sector for 25 years. He speaks English, Spanish, and some Arabic. In 2008, he supported Barack Obama
.
Union for a Popular Movement
The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right political party in France, and one of the two major contemporary political parties in the country along with the center-left Socialist Party...
.
Biography
Axel Poniatowski was born on August 3, 1951 in RabatRabat
Rabat , is the capital and third largest city of the Kingdom of Morocco with a population of approximately 650,000...
, Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
. He grew up in Morocco and in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, following his father the diplomat Michel Poniatowski
Michel Poniatowski
Michel Poniatowski was a Polish Prince and French politician. He was a founder of the Independent Republicans and a part of the administration for President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. Poniatowski served as Minister of Health from 1973 to 1974 and Minister of the Interior in the d'Estaing government...
. Later, he also lived in the US for five more years, and in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
for three years. He has been the mayor of Isle-Adam
L'Isle-Adam, Val-d'Oise
L'Isle-Adam is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France.-References:** -External links:* * *...
since 1999, and the Representative of Val d'Oise since 2002. He serves as the President of the foreign affairs
Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs is an American magazine and website on international relations and U.S. foreign policy published since 1922 by the Council on Foreign Relations six times annually...
commission in the French National Assembly.
He worked in the private sector for 25 years. He speaks English, Spanish, and some Arabic. In 2008, he supported Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
.