Éric Girardin (; born 12 February 1961) is a French politician of
Renaissance
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(RE) who served as a member of the
French National Assembly
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from 2017 to 2024, representing the
department
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* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
of
Marne Marne can refer to:
Places France
*Marne (river), a tributary of the Seine
*Marne (department), a département in northeastern France named after the river
* La Marne, a commune in western France
*Marne, a legislative constituency (France)
Nethe ...
.
Political career
In parliament, Girardin serves as member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. In addition to his committee assignments, he is a member of the French-Mexican Parliamentary Friendship Group and the French-German Parliamentary Friendship Group. Since 2019, he has also been a member of the French delegation to the
Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly
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.
Political positions
In July 2019, Girardin 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
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’s
Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with
Canada
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.
[Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019)]
CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés
''Le Monde
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''.
See also
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2017 French legislative election
Legislative elections in France were held on 11 and 18 June 2017 (with different dates for voters overseas) to elect the 577 members of the 15th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic. They followed the two-round presidential election won by ...
References
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1961 births
Living people
Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Renaissance (French political party) politicians
Place of birth missing (living people)
Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Members of Parliament for Marne