Pierre Lellouche

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Pierre Lellouche (May 3, 1951, Tunis, Tunisia) is a French conservative politician, member of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) party. He was also the president of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly since November 2004 until 17 November 2006. He was elected deputy of Sarcelles in 1993, and retained his seat at the National Assembly until 2002. He has been director of the Nuclear Threat Initiative and a member of the Trilateral Commission.

Lellouche defended a traditional view of the family during the discussions concerning the Pacte civil de solidarité (PACS), a form of civil union. He is also a strong opponent of the solidarity tax on wealth (ISF) first voted under François Mitterrand. Now a supporter of Nicolas Sarkozy, UMP candidate for the 2007 presidential election, he is also a member of the UMP group named "Les Réformateurs," counting around 80 deputies, and which advocates ultra-liberal policies.

Lellouche was also the French negotiator concerning the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, finally implanted in Cadarache in France.