Annie Chapelier
Annie Chapelier | |
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| Member of the French National Assembly for Gard's 4th constituency | |
| In office 21 June 2017 – 21 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Fabrice Verdier |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Meurin |
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| Born | 7 November 1967 Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | La République En Marche! (2017–2020) |
Annie Chapelier (born 7 November 1967) is a French nurse anesthetist and politician who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since the 2017 elections, representing the department of Gard.[1] From 2017 until 2020, she was a member of La République En Marche! (LREM). In May 2020, she was one of the 17 initial members of the short-lived Ecology Democracy Solidarity group.[2]
Political career
In parliament, Chapelier serves on the Committee on Foreign Affairs.[3] In addition to her committee assignments, she chairs the French Parliamentary Friendship Group with South Sudan.
Chapelier did not seek re-election in the 2022 French legislative election.[4]
Political positions
In 2018, Chapelier joined other co-signatories around Sébastien Nadot in officially filing a request for a commission of inquiry into the legality of French weapons sales to the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, days before an official visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Paris.[5]
In June 2019, Chapelier was one of five members of the LREM parliamentary group who joined a cross-party initiative to legalize the distribution and use of cannabis.[6][7]
In July 2019, Chapelier voted in favour of the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Elections législatives 2017". Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ Tristan Quinault-Maupoil (16 October 2020), Jennifer de Temmerman : «Je quitte le groupe EDS» à l'Assemblée Le Figaro.
- ^ Annie Chapelier French National Assembly.
- ^ "Gard : à six mois des élections législatives, c'est déjà l'heure des manœuvres". midilibre.fr (in French). Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ John Irish and Marine Pennetier (5 April 2018), Ahead of Saudi prince visit, Macron lawmaker asks for inquiry over French arms sales Reuters.
- ^ Harriet Agnew (20 June 2019), French MPs push to legalise distribution and use of cannabis Financial Times.
- ^ Marylou Magal (19 June 2019), Les députés LREM Person et Taché favorables à la légalisation du cannabis Le Figaro.
- ^ Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.
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