Jean-Michel Arnaud (; born 28 April 1966) is a French farmer and politician who has represented Hautes-Alpes in the Senate since 2020. A member of The Centrists (LC), he sits with the Centrist Union group. From 2001 to 2020, Arnaud served as mayor of Tallard.
Career In the 2020 election, running under the miscellaneous centre (DVC) banner, Arnaud defeated outgoing Senator Patricia Morhet-Richaud of The Republicans (LR) by nine votes to represent Hautes-Alpes in the Senate. He had previously run in 2014, placing second in the first round behind Jean-Yves Dusserre before withdrawing ahead of the second round.
Locally, Arnaud previously served as the member of the General Council of Hautes-Alpes for the canton of Tallard (19982015) and held the mayorship of Tallard, a village south of Gap (20012020), as well as the presidency of the Communauté de communes de Tallard-Barcillonnette (20142016), before the Communauté d'agglomération Gap-Tallard-Durance was established in 2017 as its successor.
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