Antoine Valentin

Antoine Valentin is a French politician and entrepreneur who has served as mayor of Saint-Jeoire since 2020. He has also served as president of Massif des Brasses since 2021, and as a general delegate of the Union of the Right for the Republic since 2024.

Early life and career

Valentin was formerly a member of Debout la France, and was elected departmental secretary of the party in Haute-Savoie in 2014. In the 2015 departmental elections, he was a candidate for the Departmental Council of Haute-Savoie in the canton of Bonneville. In the 2017 legislative election, he was the substitute of independent candidate Charles Hedrich in Haute-Savoie's 6th constituency. He later joined The Republicans and endorsed Julien Aubert in the 2019 leadership election.
In the 2020 municipal elections, Valentin was elected mayor of Saint-Jeoire in an upset. Since 2021, he has served as president of Massif des Brasses. He endorsed the manifesto of Julien Aubert for the 2022 presidential election, and sponsored the candidacy of Éric Zemmour. In the 2024 legislative election, he was the candidate of The Republicans for Haute-Savoie's 3rd constituency, with the endorsement of the National Rally and Reconquête. He was defeated in the second round by Christelle Petex-Levet. He joined Éric Ciotti's newly founded Union of the Right for the Republic in 2024 and was appointed general delegate for local collectivities.