Jean Leonetti

Jean Leonetti is a French cardiologist and politician who served as a member of National Assembly from 1997 to 2011 and again from 2012 to 2017, representing Alpes-Maritimes's 7th constituency. He a former president of the Republicans and is also a member of the Radical Party.

Political career

Following Jean-François Copé’s resignation as chair of the UMP, Leonetti supported Bruno Le Maire’s candidacy to succeed Copé. He later endorsed Alain Juppé in the Republicans’ primaries ahead of the 2017 presidential election.
In 2015, Leonetti authored legislation allowed patients with hours or days to live to stop treatment and request to be placed under general anaesthetic until the moment they die.

Political positions

In his capacity as Minister of European Affairs, Leonetti said in 2011 the Eurozone could survive even if Greece were forced out of the currency union.