Laurent Hénart (born 15 October 1968) is a French politician who is the president of the Radical Party.

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Laurent Hénart
Laurent Hénart in 2014
President of the Radical Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 June 2014
Preceded by	Jean-Louis Borloo
Mayor of Nancy
In office 6 April 2014 – 5 July 2020
Preceded by	André Rossinot
Succeeded by	Mathieu Klein
Member of the National Assembly for Meurthe-et-Moselle's 1st constituency
In office 12 September 2005 – 19 June 2012
Preceded by	Corinne Marchal-Tarnus
Succeeded by	Chaynesse Khirouni
In office 19 June 2002 – 30 April 2004
Preceded by	Jean-Jacques Denis
Succeeded by	Corinne Marchal-Tarnus
Secretary of State in charge of the professional integration of the youth
In office 31 March 2004 – 31 May 2005
Prime Minister	Jean-Pierre Raffarin
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Gérard Larcher
Personal details
Born	(1968-10-15) 15 October 1968 (age 55) Laxou, France
Political party	Radical Party
Alma mater	Nancy University Sciences Po

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He was a member of the National Assembly of France and represented the Meurthe-et-Moselle department. In June 2017, he declared himself in favor of the reunification of the Radical Party and the Radical Left Party. On November 12, 2017, he was re-elected party president with 79% of the vote, against the backdrop of the party's forthcoming merger with the PRG in December.

Before the Republicans' 2016 presidential primary, Hénard endorsed Alain Juppé as the party's candidate for the 2017 French presidential election.^[1] In 2019, he publicly declared his support for the incumbent president, Emmanuel Macron.^[2] Before the 2022 elections, he endorsed Macron for re-election.^[3]