Carole Bureau-Bonnard (born 9 August 1965) is a French
kinesiotherapist
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and politician of
La République En Marche!
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(LREM) who was elected to the
French National Assembly
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on 18 June 2017, representing the
department
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Government and military
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of
Oise
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.
Political career
Having previously been active for the
Socialist Party
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, Bureau-Bonnard joined LREM in 2017.
In parliament, Bureau-Bonnard has been a member of the
Defence Committee since 2017. From 2017 until 2019, she served as one of six vice-presidents of the National Assembly, under the leadership of president
Richard Ferrand
Richard Ferrand (; born 1 July 1962) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served as President of the National Assembly from 2018 to 2022. He had served as a member of the National Assembly for Finistère's 6th const ...
. In this capacity, she was in charge of the parliament's international activities.
Political positions
In July 2019, Bureau-Bonnard voted in favour of the French ratification of the
European Union
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’s
Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
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...
(CETA) with
Canada
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.
Controversy
In 2019, Bureau-Bonnard's office in
Noyon
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Geography
Noyon lies on the river Oise (river), Oise, a ...
was vandalized during anti-government protests of the
Yellow vests movement
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.
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French farmers dump manure outside office of Macron party lawmaker
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See also
*
2017 French legislative election
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References
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1965 births
Living people
People from La Fère
Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
La République En Marche! politicians
21st-century French women politicians
Women members of the National Assembly (France)