Hervé Novelli

Hervé Novelli is a French politician of Italian origin, and a past member of the UDF group. He was a deputé in the Assemblée Nationale for the Indre-et-Loire département from 2002 to 2007, having previously been a député from 1993–1997. He has also served as a member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2002 and as vice-president of the Indre et Loire local government from 1998 to 2001. He is also mayor of Richelieu since 2001. In June 2007, he became a member of the cabinet of Nicolas Sarkozy as an undersecretary for business and foreign trade. He was from March 2008 to 13 November 2010 an undersecretary for commerce, craftsmanship, small and medium businesses, tourism and services in the cabinet of Nicolas Sarkozy. In March 2006, he has created the association Les Réformateurs.