Alain Claeys (born 25 August 1948) is a French politician. He is a member of the Socialist Party, former Mayor of Poitiers (2008-2020) and a former member of the National Assembly of France for the first constituency of the Vienne department (1997-2017).^[2] He sits in the Socialist, Radical, Citizen and Miscellaneous Left group in the National Assembly.

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Alain Claeys
Member of the National Assembly of France for 1st Constituency of Vienne
In office 1997 French legislative election – 2017 French legislative election
Succeeded by	Jacques Savatier
Mayor of Poitiers
In office 16 March 2008 – 3 July 2020
Member of the General Council of Vienne
In office 1982–2008
Member of the Poitou-Charentes Regional Council
In office 1986–1997
Personal details
Born	(1948-08-25) 25 August 1948 (age 75) Poitiers, France
Political party	Socialist Party
Alma mater	University of Poitiers
Profession	Teacher [1]

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In 2013, as Mayor of Poitiers, he decides the sale of the Poitiers Theater and the destruction of this hall designed by the French architect Édouard Lardillier and built in 1954, in order to realize a commercial gallery and some flats, through a controversial real estate business.^[3]

He graduated from the University of Poitiers.^[4]