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Philippe Ballard (born 24 November 1960) is a French politician and former journalist. He worked as a broadcaster before becoming a reporter and television presenter for La Chaîne Info (LCI). Ballard entered politics as a municipal councillor in Le Plessis-Trevise (1989–2008) as a member of the Union for French Democracy (UDF) before being elected to the Regional Council of Île-de-France in 2021 as a member of the National Rally (RN). In 2022, he was elected to represent the 2nd constituency of Oise in the National Assembly.