Annie Chapelier (born 7 November 1967) is a French

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and politician who served as a member of the French National Assembly from 2017 to 2022, representing the department of Gard. 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

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group.

Political career

In parliament, Chapelier served on the Committee on Foreign Affairs. In addition to her committee assignments, she chaired the French Parliamentary Friendship Group with

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. Chapelier did not seek re-election in the

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Political positions

In 2018, Chapelier joined other co-signatories around

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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

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to Paris. 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

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. In July 2019, Chapelier voted in favour of the French ratification of the

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(CETA) with

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chapelier, Annie 1967 births Living people Canadian emigrants to France Renaissance (French political party) politicians Ecology Democracy Solidarity politicians Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Members of Parliament for Gard Women members of the National Assembly (France) 21st-century French women politicians University of Montpellier alumni

Political career

Political positions

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