[3] In the 2008 French municipal elections, Briois ran for mayor in Hénin-Beaumont on a list which had Marine Le Pen in second spot.[4] The elected mayor, Gérard Dalongeville, resigned from his post in 2009 following allegations of economic irregularities, resulting in a by-election.[9] At the National Front Congress in Lyon in November 2014, Briois was elected one of the vice-presidents of the party, responsible for local executives and supervision, and was succeeded by Nicolas Bay as general-secretary.Briois, who neither denied nor confirmed the information, demanded along with another politician that the book be stopped for violation of privacy.[11] Briois has subsequently revealed himself to be in a relationship with fellow National Rally politician Bruno Bilde.
Steeve Briois holding a speech in 2014 with
Marine Le Pen
in attendance