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Yaël Braun-Pivet
Member of the National Assembly for Yvelines's 5th constituency
Assumed office
21 June 2017
Preceded byJacques Myard
Personal details
Born (1970-12-07) 7 December 1970 (age 53)
Nancy, France
Political partyLa République En Marche!
ProfessionLawyer

Yaël Braun-Pivet (born 7 December 1970) is a French lawyer[1] and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Yvelines.[2]

Political career

Before entering politics, Braun-Pivet volunteered with Restaurants du Cœur.[3]

In parliament, Braun-Pivet chairs the Committee on Legal Affairs.[4] As part of her work on the committee, she led the work on a 2017 law regulating conflict of interest among elected officials, which had been initiatied as a consequence of the Fillon affair.[5] From July 2018, she also chaired an parliamentary inquiry into the Benalla affair.[6]

In September 2018, after François de Rugy's appointment to the government, Braun-Pivet announced her candidacy for the presidency of the National Assembly; she eventually withdrew and instead endorsed Richard Ferrand.[7]

Personal life

Braun-Pivet is married and has five children.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Manon Rescan (22 July 2017), Les débuts difficiles des LRM à la commission des lois Le Monde.
  2. ^ "Elections législatives 2017". Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  3. ^ Manon Rescan (22 July 2017), Les débuts difficiles des LRM à la commission des lois Le Monde.
  4. ^ Yaël Braun-Pivet French National Assembly.
  5. ^ Manon Rescan (22 July 2017), Les débuts difficiles des LRM à la commission des lois Le Monde.
  6. ^ Laure Equy and Rachid Laïreche (24 July 2018), Yaël Braun-Pivet sous le feu des tensions Libération.
  7. ^ Qui succédera à François de Rugy à la présidence de l’Assemblée nationale ? Le Monde, 6 September 2018.
  8. ^ Manon Rescan (22 July 2017), Les débuts difficiles des LRM à la commission des lois Le Monde.