Christophe Lejeune
Christophe Lejeune | |
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| Member of the French National Assembly for Haute-Saône's 2nd constituency | |
| Assumed office 21 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Michel Villaumé |
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| Born | 22 March 1968 Luxeuil-les-Bains, France |
| Political party | La République En Marche! |
Christophe Lejeune (French pronunciation: [kʁistɔf ləʒœn]; born 22 March 1968) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Haute-Saône.[1]
Political career
[edit]In parliament, Lejeune serves on the Defense Committee. In addition to his committee assignments, he is a member of the French-Belarusian Parliamentary Friendship Group.[2]
In November 2019, 20 members of the yellow vests movement tried to force open the door of Lejeune's house in the Haute-Saône.[3]
Political positions
[edit]In July 2019, Lejeune decided not to align with his parliamentary group's majority and became one of 52 LREM members who abstained from a vote on the French ratification of the European Union's Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[4]
In late 2019, Lejeune was one of 17 members of the Defense Committee who co-signed a letter to Prime Minister Édouard Philippe in which they warned that the 365 million euro ($406 million) sale of aerospace firm Groupe Latécoère to U.S. fund Searchlight Capital raised "questions about the preservation of know-how and France's defense industry base" and urged government intervention.[5][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Elections législatives 2017". Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ Christophe Lejeune French National Assembly.
- ^ Adam Nossiter (15 January 2019), Macron Hopes Talk Will Calm France, but an Air of Menace Prevails The New York Times.
- ^ Maxime Vaudano (July 24, 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.
- ^ Michel Cabirol (23 November 2019), Ventes de Photonis et Latécoère : 17 députés souhaitent une approche souveraine La Tribune.
- ^ Laurence Frost (9 January 2020), Concerns over U.S. Latecoere purchase overblown: Dassault CEO Reuters.
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