Marine Brenier
Marine Brenier-Ohanessian is a French politician who served as a member of the French National Assembly from 2016 to 2022, representing the 5th constituency of the department of Alpes-Maritimes. She is a member of two political center-right parties, Horizons and La France Audacieuse.
Political career
Brenier joined the UMP in 2007.In 2008, she was elected municipal councillor of Nice, where she was tasked with overseeing sports affairs. In April 2014, she became a territorial deputy mayor of Nice under the leadership of Christian Estrosi. The following year, she was elected as a departmental councillor.
From 2015 to 2017, Brenier served as president of the Young Republicans, succeeding Stéphane Tiki.
In parliament, Brenier served on the Committee on Sustainable Development and Spatial Planning and the Committee on Social Affairs.
From 2018 to 2022, Brenier was a member of Soyons libres, founded and led by Valérie Pécresse. In 2021, she led a group of LR deputies pushing for more liberal rules on assisted suicide.
Brenier was a candidate in the 2022 legislative elections. Her candidacy was endorsed by Nicolas Sarkozy. She lost her seat to Christelle d'Intorni from the National Rally in the second round.
Following her defeat in the 2022 legislative elections, she returned to her role as deputy mayor of Nice, overseeing Family and Early Childhood affairs.