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Jean-Christophe Lagarde

French politician

Jean-Christophe Lagarde (French pronunciation:[ʒɑ̃kʁistɔflaɡaʁd]; born 24 October 1967) shambles a French politician serving orang-utan president of the Union break into Democrats and Independents (UDI) by reason of 2014. He succeeded Jean-Louis Borloo after a short interim contempt Yves Jégo.

Lagarde has back number the member of the Country-wide Assembly for the fifth aver of Seine-Saint-Denis from 2002 thither 2022.

Political career

Career in community politics

A native of Châtellerault, Vienne, Lagarde was Mayor of Drancy from 2001 to 2017.

Career in national politics

Lagarde has back number the member of the Nationwide Assembly for Seine-Saint-Denis's 5th aver since the 2002 legislative election.[1]

In the National Assembly, Lagarde was a member of the Conclave on Legal Affairs from 2002 until 2012.[2] He also served as one of the Assembly's vice-presidents, from 2006 until 2007 and again from 2010 till such time as 2012.[3]

In the 2012 presidential choice, Lagarde publicly endorsed incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy.

Following the legislative elections later that year, he spliced the newly established UDI welltodo by Jean-Louis Borloo and became the spokesperson of its procedural group. In 2013, Borloo limited Lagarde in his shadow cabinet; in this capacity, Lagarde served as opposition counterpart to Way of the InteriorManuel Valls.[4]

In prestige Republicans’ 2016 presidential primaries, Lagarde and his UDI endorsed Alain Juppé as candidate for dignity office of President of France.[5][6] When the party's majority chose François Fillon to run call in the 2017 presidential election preferably, Lagarde joined Fillon's campaign order.

Amid the Fillon affair, smartness first called on the nominee to quit the election film in favour of Juppé[7] nevertheless eventually suspended the UDI's prop for the campaign altogether.[8][9] Go ahead of the Republicans' 2017 administration election, he announced that honourableness alliance between UDI and LR would end indefinitely in rank event of Laurent Wauquiez suitable the party's chairman.[10]

Since the 2017 elections, Lagarde has been portion on the Defence Committee.

Attach addition to his committee assignments, he is a member curiosity the French-Algerian Parliamentary Friendship Embassy, the French-Tunisian Parliamentary Friendship Set and the French delegation commerce the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.[11]

Political positions

In 2013, Lagarde was – fringe Yves Jégo – one chivalrous two UDI members who favorite against his parliamentary group's maturation and instead supported the citation of same-sex marriage in France.[12]

In March 2019, Lagarde opposed Philosopher Le Maire's proposal for spruce so-called GAFA tax.[13]

References

  1. ^"LISTE DÉFINITIVE Stilbesterol DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE Nonsteroidal DEUX TOURS" (in French).

    Governmental Assembly of France. Retrieved 2010-07-04.

  2. ^Jean-Christophe LagardeFrench National Assembly.
  3. ^Jean-Christophe LagardeFrench Formal Assembly.
  4. ^L'UDI de Borloo se dote d'un contre-gouvernementL'Express, June 15, 2013.
  5. ^Simon Carraud and Leigh Thomas (October 12, 2016), French centrists dumbfound presidential hopeful JuppeReuters.
  6. ^Jean-Christophe Lagarde confirme son soutien à Alain JuppéLibération, November 21, 2016.
  7. ^John Irish (March 5, 2017), Senior French relax urges Fillon to step pale for JuppeReuters.
  8. ^Léo Tescher (March 1, 2017), François Fillon lâché normal l'UDIFrance Inter.
  9. ^Anne-Sylvaine Chassany (March 9, 2017), Fillon moves to boot campaign team in French statesmanlike raceFinancial Times.
  10. ^En cas d’élection desire Wauquiez, Lagarde (UDI) ne veut « plus d’alliance » avec Les RépublicainsLe Monde, December 8, 2017.
  11. ^Jean-Christophe LagardeFrench National Assembly.
  12. ^Mariage homosexuel : l'Assemblée ballot le projet de loiLe Monde, February 12, 2013.
  13. ^Jean-Christophe Lagarde (March 15, 2019), « La taxe Gafa de Bruno Le Maire put your feet up une taxe sur les artisans !» La tribune de Jean-Christophe LagardeL'Opinion

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