Véronique Louwagie
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Véronique Louwagie | |
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| Member of the National Assembly for Orne's 2nd constituency | |
| Assumed office 20 June 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Claude Birraux |
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| Born | 20 March 1961 Buis-sur-Damville, Eure, Normandy, France |
| Political party | Republican |
Véronique Louwagie (born 20 March 1961) is a French politician of The Republicans (LR) who has been representing Orne's 2nd constituency in the National Assembly since the 2012 election.[1]
Political career
In parliament, Louwagie serves on the Finance Committee. In addition to her committee assignments, she is a member of the French-Turkish Parliamentary Friendship Group.[2]
Since the 2017 elections, Louwagie has been serving as one of the eleven deputy chairpersons of the Republicans' parliamentary group, under the leadership of chairman Christian Jacob.
Following Jacob's election as LR chairman, Louwagie announced her candidacy to succeed him as leader of the party's parliamentary group. In an internal vote in November 2019, she eventually came in fifth out of six candidates; the position went to Damien Abad instead.[3]
Political positions
In the Republicans’ 2016 presidential primaries, Louwagie endorsed François Fillon as the party's candidate for the office of President of France.[4] In the Republicans’ 2017 leadership election, she endorsed Laurent Wauquiez.[5]
In July 2019, Louwagie voted against the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[6]
Other activities
- Caisse d'amortissement de la dette sociale (CADES), Member of the Supervisory Board[7]
References
- ^ "La liste des 136 parrains de Laurent Wauquiez". L'Opinion (in French). 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
- ^ Véronique Louwagie French National Assembly.
- ^ Ludovic Vigogne (November 6, 2019), Couronnement: A l’Assemblée, Damien Abad devient le nouveau patron des députés LR L'Opinion.
- ^ Ludovic Vigogne (April 20, 2016), Bataillons: Primaire à droite: la liste des premiers soutiens parlementaires L'Opinion.
- ^ Ludovic Vigogne (October 11, 2017), La liste des 136 parrains de Laurent Wauquiez L'Opinion.
- ^ Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.
- ^ Véronique Louwagie French National Assembly.
External links
- Biography at the National Assembly
- Official Website
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