Étienne Blanc

Étienne Blanc
Blanc in 2020
Senator for Rhône
Assumed office
1 October 2020
Member of the National Assembly
for Ain's 3rd constituency
In office
19 June 2002  10 March 2016
Preceded byCharles Millon
Succeeded byStéphanie Pernod-Beaudon
Mayor of Divonne-les-Bains
In office
20 January 1991  9 February 2019
Preceded byJean-Claude Pruvost
Succeeded byVincent Scattolin
Municipal councillor of Lyon
Assumed office
4 July 2020
Constituency3rd arrondissement
Personal details
Born (1954-08-29) 29 August 1954
Givors, France
Political partyUnion for French Democracy (until 1999)
Liberal Christian Right (1999–2002)
Union for a Popular Movement
(2002–2015)
The Republicans (2015–present)
Alma materJean Moulin University Lyon 3
ProfessionLawyer

Étienne Blanc (French pronunciation: [etjɛn blɑ̃]; born 29 August 1954) is a French politician who has served as a Senator for Rhône since 2020. A member of The Republicans (LR), he also ran for Mayor of Lyon previously in 2020.

A lawyer by occupation, Blanc served as Mayor of Divonne-les-Bains (1991–2019) and represented the 3rd constituency of Ain in the National Assembly (2002–2016). He was also First Vice President of the Regional Council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (2016–2020) under Laurent Wauquiez.