French politician
Jean-Louis Masson (born 25 March 1947) is a French politician. An Independent , he has served as a Senator for Moselle since 2001. He previously served as a member of the National Assembly for Moselle from 1978 to 1997. Masson is a former member of the Rally for the Republic (RPR) and Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).
Career
A native of Metz , he is an alumnus of École Polytechnique (1966) and Mines ParisTech (1974). He then worked as a public servant, notably as chief inspector of France's nuclear installations. In 1976, he is elected to the General Council of Moselle. At the 1978 legislative election , he was elected to the National Assembly . In 2001, he was elected to the Senate . Since 2004, he has been a member of the administrative meeting of senators not appearing on the list of any group (RASNAG).
Controversies
In 2015, Masson stated that "today's immigration is tomorrow's terrorism".[ 1] In 2019, he compared Muslim women to Halloween witches, also stating that "if they do not like it, they can go back from where they came from".[ 2]
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Senators of France (2020–2023)
1 October 2020 – 1 October 2023
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