Alexandre Varaut

Alexandre Varaut MEP
Member of the European Parliament for France
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 July 2024
In office 17 December 1999 – 19 July 2004
Preceded by	Philippe de Villiers
Personal details
Born	(1966-01-18) 18 January 1966 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Party	Movement for France (1995–1999, 2000–2004) Rally for France (1999–2000) Union for a Popular Movement (2004–2015) National Rally (2021–present)
Other political affiliations	Union for Europe of the Nations (1999–2001) Patriots for Europe (2024–present)
Parent	Jean-Marc Varaut (father)
Alma mater	Panthéon-Assas University
Occupation	Lawyer

Alexandre Varaut (French pronunciation: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ(ə) vaʁo]; born 18 January 1966) is a French lawyer and politician of the National Rally (RN) who was elected a member of the European Parliament (MEP) in 2024. He was previously an MEP from 1999 to 2004, representing the Rally for France (RPF) and Movement for France (MPF).¹²

Varaut was born in the Parisian suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1966,³ as the son of lawyer Jean-Marc Varaut.⁴ Having been a fierce opponent of the Maastricht Treaty of 1992, he joined the Movement for France in 1995, shortly after the 1995 French presidential election.¹

He became a member of the European Parliament in 1999, after Philippe de Villiers resigned his seat.⁵ In 2004 he was a candidate for the Union for a Popular Movement in the French regional election in Île-de-France, and in the 2007 legislative election he contested Seine-Saint-Denis's 5th constituency.¹ He was appointed national secretary of the Union for a Popular Movement in 2013,⁴ and held the position for 18 months.⁶

Varaut has been described as "the National Rally's favourite lawyer."² He has represented Marine Le Pen, David Rachline, Frédéric Chatillon, Guillaume Peltier and La Manif pour Tous, among others.¹ In 2018 he became an advisor to Le Pen, as a member of Les Horaces.⁷ He joined the National Rally in 2021, and returned to the European Parliament in 2024.