Benoist Apparu (born 24 November 1969) is a French politician of The Republicans who served as Secretary of State for Housing under the Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, in the François Fillon III government, and a member of the National Assembly of France. He represented the Marne department,^[1]

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Benoist Apparu
Benoist Apparu in 2014
Mayor of Châlons-en-Champagne
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 April 2014
Preceded by	Bruno Bourg-Roc
Member of the National Assembly for Marne's 4th constituency
In office 17 June 2012 – 20 June 2017
Preceded by	Bruno Bourg-Roc
Succeeded by	Lise Magnier
In office 20 June 2007 – 23 July 2009
Preceded by	Bruno Bourg-Roc
Succeeded by	Bruno Bourg-Roc
Minister Delegate for Housing
In office 23 June 2009 – 10 May 2012
President	Nicolas Sarkozy
Prime Minister	François Fillon
Preceded by	Christine Boutin
Succeeded by	Cécile Duflot
Personal details
Born	(1969-11-24) 24 November 1969 (age 54) Toulouse, France
Political party	The Republicans (until 2017)
Alma mater	University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

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Benoist Apparu was born on 24 November 1969 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France.^[1][2] He holds a Master's degree in international law from University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne.^[2]

From 1994 to 1999, Apparu worked as a parliamentary assistant for Bruno Bourg-Broc [fr].^[2] In 1996, he was elected as national representative for the young wing of the Rally for the Republic.^[2] From 1999 to 2002, he worked in the private sector.^[2] In 2001, he served as Deputy-Mayor of Châlons-en-Champagne for Youth and Communication, then for Housing in 2008, as Bruno Bourg-Broc was re-elected.^[2] He then worked as Chief of Staff for Xavier Darcos, and for Catherine Vautrin.^[2]

In 2007, Apparu was elected as a member of the National Assembly of France.^[1][2] His deputy is Bruno Bourg-Broc.^[2] On 23 June 2009 he was named Secretary of State for Housing and City in the François Fillon government, under the responsibility of Jean-Louis Borloo, Minister of the Environment.^[2] He was succeeded as MP by Lise Magnier.

In January 2013, Apparu was one of the two UMP deputies, along with Franck Riester, to publicly declare his support and vote for a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in France which had been proposed by the government of Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault.^[3]