Claude Malhuret
| Claude Malhuret | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Senate | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Mireille Schurch | 
| Parliamentary group | UMP (2014–2015) LR (2015–2017) LIRT (2017–present) | 
| Constituency | Allier | 
| Mayor of Vichy | |
| In office 20 March 1989 – 6 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Jacques Lacarin | 
| Succeeded by | Frédéric Aguilera | 
| Member of the Regional Council of Auvergne | |
| In office 29 March 2004 – 1 October 2014 | |
| President | Pierre-Noël Bonté René Souchon | 
| Constituency | Allier | 
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 2 April 1993 – 21 April 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Michel Belorgey | 
| Succeeded by | Gérard Charasse | 
| Parliamentary group | UDFC | 
| Constituency | Allier's 4th | 
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 25 July 1989 – 16 April 1993 | |
| Parliamentary group | ELD | 
| Constituency | France | 
| Secretary of State for Human Rights | |
| In office 20 March 1986 – 10 May 1988 | |
| Prime Minister | Jacques Chirac | 
| Preceded by | Office established | 
| Succeeded by | Lucette Michaux-Chevry (1993) | 
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 March 1950 Strasbourg, France | 
| Political party | Horizons (2021–present) | 
| Other political affiliations | Republican Party (until 1997) Liberal Democracy (1997–2002) Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015) The Republicans (2015–2017) Agir (2017–2022) | 
| Alma mater | Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University Paris Descartes University | 
| Profession | Physician, lawyer, politician | 
Claude Malhuret (French pronunciation: [klod malyʁɛ]; born 8 March 1950) is a French physician, lawyer and politician who has served as a member of the Senate since 2014, representing the department of Allier. A member of Horizons (HOR), he has presided over the centre-right The Independents – Republic and Territories (LIRT) parliamentary group in the Senate since 2017.
Previously, Malhuret was Secretary of State for Human Rights (1986–1988), Mayor of Vichy (1989–2017), a member of the National Assembly (1993–1997) and of the European Parliament (1989–1993).