Jacques Bompard

Jacques Bompard (born 24 February 1943) is a French politician who has presided over the League of the South (LS) since its foundation in 2010. He has been Mayor of Orange since 1995. Bompard also served as a member of the National Assembly for Vaucluse from 1986 to 1988, elected at-large, before returning from 2012 until 2017, when he represented its 4th constituency.
Early life.
Jacques Bompard was born on 24 February 1943 in Montpellier. He studied dentistry at the University of Montpellier.
Career.
Bompard was elected Mayor of Orange in 1995; he was reelected in 2001, 2008, 2014 and 2020.
He was originally a member of Jean-Marie Le Pen's National Front (FN), but left the party in 2005. He joined Philippe de Villiers's Movement for France (MPF) later that year. In 2010 he left the MPF, claiming that the party had grown too close to the presidential Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) party. Following the 2010 regional election, Bompard founded the League of the South (LS), a far-right party close to the Bloc identitaire.
He was elected as a member of the National Assembly for Vaucluse in 1986 on a National Front at-large list. He was reelected in 2012 and 2017 in the department's 4th constituency; he was succeeded by his substitute Marie-France Lorho soon thereafter following his resignation to focus on his mayorship.
For the 2022 presidential election, he has been a vocal supporter of a potential Éric Zemmour candidacy.
Personal life.
Jacques Bompard is married to Marie-Claude Bompard (née Pelletier), who has served as Mayor of Bollène since 2008.