Jean-Claude Mathis
French politician

Jean-Claude Mathis (born August 15, 1939 in Bouzonville, Moselle) was a member of the National Assembly of France. He represented the 2nd constituency of Aube from 2002 to 2017, as a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.
Biography
He was elected deputy on June 16, 2002, for the 12th legislature (2002-2007), in the 2nd district of Aube. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement group. He was re-elected deputy in 2007 and again in 2012.
On November 27, 2012, he joined the Rassemblement-UMP group chaired by François Fillon.
In March 2015, he was elected departmental councilor for the Canton of Les Riceys alongside Christine Patrois. Their alternates are Jean-Michel Hupfer and Myriam Luttun. He resigned shortly thereafter from the departmental council and was replaced by his alternate, Jean-Michel Hupfer.
He supports François Fillon in the 2016 Republican presidential primary.
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