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Louis Aliot
Louis Aliot, pictured at Perpignan in March 2008
Vice-president of the Front National
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 January 2011
Regional Councillor
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 March 2010
Constituency	Languedoc-Roussillon
In office 28 March 2004 – 21 March 2010
Constituency	Midi-Pyrénées
In office 15 March 1998 – 28 March 2004
Constituency	Midi-Pyrénées
Municipal councillor of Perpignan (66)
In office 23 March 2008 – 21 June 2009
Personal details
Born	(1969-09-04) 4 September 1969 (age 42) Ax-les-Thermes (09)
Nationality	France
Political party	Front National
Profession	Lawyer
Website	[2]

Born on 4 September 1969 at Ax-les-Thermes (Ariège), Louis Aliot is a French politician, a lawyer by profession and the vice-president of the Front National since 16 January 2011.^[1] A member of the FN Executive Office, Executive Committee and Central Committee, Louis Aliot has been a regional councillor since 1998 (Midi-Pyrénées : 1998-2010, Languedoc-Roussillon : 2010—) and a municipal councillor of Perpignan (2008-2009).

Politics and elections (1998-2011)[link]

In the 1998 French regional elections, he was elected regional councillor of the Midi-Pyrénées and represented the department of Haute-Garonne during six years.

He then became a close collaborator of FN leader Jean-Marie Le Pen and played an active role in Le Pen's 2002 electoral campaign. He was sent to Perpignan to re-launch a divided and weakened FN federation.

In the 2004 regional elections, he led the FN list in the Midi-Pyrénées and polled 11.78% (141,598 votes) in the first round and 12.06% (149.417 votes) in the run-off with eight regional councillors elected.^[2][3] He has been a president of the FN group in the regional council during six years (2004-2010).

In the 2008 municipal elections, he led the FN list in Perpignan, polling 12.29% in the first round (4,543 votes) and 10.42% in the run-off (4,368 votes) with two municipal councillors elected.^[4][5] His result was one of the few good results for the FN, which suffered severe loses nationwide.

In the 2009 municipal by-election, he again led the FN list but lost his municipal seat in the first round (9.42%, 3,382 votes).^[6] Since June 2009, the FN is not represented in the municipal council of Perpignan. In order to take part in the run-off, a municipal list must cross the minimal threshold of 10% of the valid votes.

In the 2009 European elections, he led the FN list in the South-West France constituency. Polling 5.94% (155,806 votes), he was not elected as MEP.^[7]

In the 2010 regional elections, he led the departmental list in the Pyrénées-Orientales whereas France Jamet led the regional list in the Languedoc-Roussillon. Polling 13.64% (19,785 votes) in the first round, his list achieved 19.99% (30,581 votes) in the run-off with two councillors elected in the Pyrénées-Orientales.^[8][9] After having sat during twelve years in the regional council of Midi-Pyrénées, he has been a regional councillor in the Languedoc-Roussillon since March 2010.

On 14 March 2011, Louis Aliot and Mario Borghezio MEP accompanied Marine Le Pen MEP during her stay in Lampedusa island.^[10] On 15 March 2011, they together took part in an international press conference in Rome.^[11]

In the 2011 cantonal elections, he was the FN candidate in the urban canton of Perpignan-9. Polling 34.61% (1,083 votes), he largely led in the first round.^[12] Despite an increase of 11.63% (514 votes) and due to the coalition of the UMP, he was defeated by the socialist candidate in the run-off (46.24%, 1,597 votes).^[12]

Political mandates[link]

• Regional councillor of Languedoc-Roussillon : since 26 March 2010
• Regional councillor of Midi-Pyrénées : 15 March 1998-21 March 2010 (leader of the FN group : 2004-2010)
• Municipal councillor of Perpignan : 23 March 2008-21 June 2009

Personal life[link]

He is in a relationship with Marine Le Pen.^[13]

References[link]