Philippe Dallier

Philippe Dallier (born 8 December 1962) is a French politician, and a member of the Senate of France. He represents Seine-Saint-Denis, in the Île-de-France region, and is a member of The Republicans party. With a technical degree in computer science and a postgraduate degree from the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers, he began his career as a project manager in this field at Société Générale. He joined the Rally for the Republic in 1981 and was elected as an opposition councilor in Bondy in 1983. He was re-elected as an opposition councilor in 1989. On June 18, 1995, in the second round of a three-way race, he defeated the socialist mayor of Les Pavillons-sous-Bois by 144 votes and, at the age of 32, became mayor of the town. In 1997, he was the deputy for Jean-Claude Abrioux, who was re-elected as representative for the 10th district of Seine-Saint-Denis against Harlem Désir. He was again his deputy in 2002. In March 1998, he was elected general councilor for the canton of Pavillons-sous-Bois. He was re-elected on March 21, 2004, but resigned from this position shortly after his election as senator.