Bernard Deflesselles

Bernard Deflesselles
Member of the National Assembly for Bouches-du-Rhône's 9th constituency
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 March 1999
Preceded by	Jean Tardito
Personal details
Born	(1953-10-16) 16 October 1953 Paris, France
Political party	The Republicans (since 2015)
Other political affiliations	Union for French Democracy (until 2002) Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015)

Bernard Deflesselles (born 16 October 1953) is a French politician serving as the member of the National Assembly for the 9th constituency Bouches-du-Rhône since 1999. A member of The Republicans (LR), his constituency is located in the department's southeastern corner; it follows the Mediterranean coast until the border with Var, comprising Cassis and La Ciotat.

Career

Deflesselles has served as a regional councillor of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur since 1992. In 1999, he was elected to Parliament in a by-election in Bouches-du-Rhône's 9th constituency. Since 2020, he has also been a municipal councillor of La Ciotat.

In Parliament, Deflesselles serves on the Committee on Foreign Affairs. He is also the vice president of the Subcommittee on European Affairs. In addition to his committee assignments, he is part of the French delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean.

In the 2016 The Republicans presidential primary, Deflesselles endorsed Jean-François Copé as the party's candidate for the office of President of France. In the 2017 The Republicans leadership election, Deflesselles endorsed Laurent Wauquiez. In March 2017, he announced he would not support presidential nominee François Fillon amid the Fillon affair.