Christophe Marion

Christophe Marion (born April 25, 1973, in Vendôme) is a French historian and politician. A member of La République en marche since 2016, he was elected mayor of Saint-Ouen in 2020, then deputy in the 3rd constituency of Loir-et-Cher in 2022.

Career
Christophe Marion holds an agrégation in history (1996), and was a secondary school teacher before joining the Institut européen d'histoire et des cultures de l'alimentation (IEHCA - Université François-Rabelais de Tours).

After holding cabinet positions with the President of the Centre region, François Bonneau, and then with the President of François-Rabelais University, Loïc Vaillant, he headed the "Métiers" department of the Agence de mutualisation des universités et des établissements (AMUE).

In 2017, he became general delegate of the Comité des travaux histoires et scientifiques (CTHS), an institute attached to the École nationale des chartes. He is also scientific delegate in charge of coordinating research activities at the same school.

Political career
Christophe Marion began his political career in Vendôme by becoming a local councillor on the list of then Socialist mayor Daniel Chanet in 1995.

He then ran for the Socialist Party on several occasions in Vendôme: in 2011, in the cantonal elections; in 2012, as Karine Gloanec Maurin's deputy in the legislative elections; in 2014, in the municipal elections in Saint-Ouen (Loir-et-Cher) on Jean Perroche's list; in 2015, in the departmental elections in tandem with Charlotte Colas. He joined En marche in 2016.

From 2014 to 2020, he was a deputy mayor of Saint-Ouen in charge of finance, and community councillor for the Communauté d'agglomération Territoires vendômois. He himself became mayor of Saint-Ouen in 2020, and 4th vice-president of the Territoires vendômois agglomeration community.

In 2021, he took part in the regional elections in Centre Val-de-Loire on the "Ensemble le meilleur est avenir" list led by Marc Fesneau.

In the 2022 legislative elections, Christophe Marion stood as a candidate in the 3rd constituency of Loir-et-Cher for La République en marche and the Ensemble! presidential coalition. He was elected deputy in the second round, defeating Rassemblement National candidate Marine Bardet with 55.2% of the vote.

He is currently a member of the Renaissance group at the French National Assembly, where he sits on the Committee for Cultural Affairs and Education.