Charles de Courson

Charles Amédée Simon du Buisson de Courson (born 2 April 1952) is a French politician who has served as a member of the National Assembly of France since 1993. A former member of the Auditors Court, he has been rapporteur of the state budget in the National Assembly since 2024. He represents the 5th constituency of the Marne department, as part of The Centrists.

Amongst his many interventions, he has opposed same-sex marriage, and has denounced the "illusion of security at airports". In 2023, he led a vote of no confidence against the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne over proposals to raise the state pension age by executive decree.

Through his mother, Charles de Courson is a grandson of politician and French Resistance hero Léonel de Moustier, as well as a descendant of Louis-Michel le Peletier, marquis de Saint-Fargeau.

Political positions
Courson opposes the legalization of same-sex marriage, instead proposing a civil union pact. He is also in favor of a reduction in the number of civil servants and advocates for a strict budget.

In 2013, Courson opposed the 2013 pension reform, instead co-signing an amendment providing for a gradual increase in the legal retirement age to 65 years. He supported the presidential candidacy of Valérie Pécresse in 2022, whose program included a postponement of the legal age to 65. However, in 2023, he opposed raising the legal retirement age to 64.

In March of 2017, he proposed increasing the monthly compensation for deputies from €5,600 to €9,000 "to ensure them a decent living".