Christophe Lejeune
Member of the French National Assembly for Haute-Saône's 2nd constituency
Assumed office
21 June 2017
Preceded byJean-Michel Villaumé
Personal details
Born (1968-03-22) 22 March 1968
Luxeuil-les-Bains, France
Political partyLa République En Marche!

Christophe Lejeune (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

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

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

References

  1. ↑ "Elections législatives 2017". Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Christophe Lejeune French National Assembly.
  3. ↑ Adam Nossiter (15 January 2019), Macron Hopes Talk Will Calm France, but an Air of Menace Prevails The New York Times.
  4. ↑ Maxime Vaudano (July 24, 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.
  5. ↑ Michel Cabirol (23 November 2019), Ventes de Photonis et Latécoère : 17 députés souhaitent une approche souveraine La Tribune.
  6. ↑ Laurence Frost (9 January 2020), Concerns over U.S. Latecoere purchase overblown: Dassault CEO Reuters.
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