of the EMLyon Business School Board. EMLyon is a business school in Lyon, created in 1872. In 2015, Bonnell served as the host and judge of The Apprentice : Qui décrochera le job ?, the French version of the global reality television franchise The Apprentice. Only two episodes of the show were aired, due to low ratings, although the entire season was streamed on demand. The show's producers did not blame Bonnell for the show's failure but rather an overall failure of the concept, though they admitted that the show would have done better if Bonnell were better-known. Political career On 11 May 2017, Bonnnell was nominated by En Marche! to contest Rhône's 6th constituency, against minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, in the legislative elections. In parliament, Bonnnell serves on the Committee on Economic Affairs. In addition to his committee assignments, he is a member of the French-Azerbaijani Parliamentary Friendship Group and the French-Ukrainian Parliamentary Friendship Group. When Richard Ferrand was elected president of the National Assembly in 2018, Bonnell initially considered to run as a candidate to succeed him as chairman of the LREM parliamentary group but later endorsed Gilles Le Gendre instead. In June 2021, Bonnell announced that he would not stand in the 2022 elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term. Later career In 2022, Bonnell was appointed by President Emmanuel Macron to lead on the “France 2030” investment plan, a program including 15 billion euros ($16.9 billion) of new funding to speed up moves to a greener economy. Political positions In July 2019, Bonnell voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada. References External links IESA Press Release 1958 births Living people French businesspeople Atari people People from Algiers French people of Catalan descent Paris Dauphine University alumni La République En Marche! politicians Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur Members of Parliament for Rhône