Caroline Janvier (born 9 March 1982) is a French politician who has represented the 2nd constituency of the

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in the

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since

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. She is a member of

La République En Marche! Renaissance (RE), previously known as La République En Marche ! (frequently abbreviated LREM, LaREM or REM; translated as "The Republic on the Move" or "Republic Forward"), or sometimes called simply En Marche ! () as its original name, is a l ...

(LREM).

Studies

Janvier grew up in

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, before joining a literary preparatory class at Jules Ferry High School in Paris. She then studied at

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on the

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regional campus.

Professional career

After her graduation from Sciences Po, Janvier worked for one year and a half in

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for the French Ministry of Economy and Finance, to establish relationships between French insurance companies and Eastern African banks. After that, she settled in the

department to work in social affairs. For six years, Janvier worked at the Aidaphi association (Association Interdépartementale pour le Développement des Actions en faveur des Personnes Handicapées et Inadaptées) as technical adviser, where she negotiated financial resources with the relevant public authorities (regional health authorities, departmental councils), managed the association's law monitoring and followed the association's various establishments and services. She also worked as independent consultant for various consulting firms in the medical and social sector.

Political career

Janvier joined

En Marche! Renaissance (RE), previously known as La République En Marche ! (frequently abbreviated LREM, LaREM or REM; translated as "The Republic on the Move" or "Republic Forward"), or sometimes called simply En Marche ! () as its original name, is a l ...

(later La République En Marche!) from its launch in April 2016. She became a candidate in the

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when she replaced the party's departmental point of contact (''référent'') Emmanuel Constantin when he was found ineligible due to his professional activity as a senior civil servant. On 18 June 2017, Janvier was elected as the

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to the

for Loiret's 2nd constituency, winning with 51.2% of the vote in the election's second round against former The Republicans deputy

Serge Grouard Serge Grouard (born 19 March 1959) was a member of the National Assembly of France. He represented Loiret's 2nd constituency from 2002 to 2017, as a member of The Republicans. He served as mayor of Orléans between 2001 and 2015 and was r ...

. In Parliament, Janvier is a member of the Committee on Social Affairs as well as of the Committee on European Affairs. In addition to her committee assignments, she chair the French-Russian Parliamentary Friendship Group and is a member of the French delegation to the

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. She serves as Vice-President of the information mission on the revision of

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laws before joining the special commission on the 2019 law on bioethics. As a specialist in disability and inclusion, Janvier is the author of an amendment in the PACTE law on the French economy. The amendment's aim is to create a "Handicap" label for the companies most involved in including disabled workers in their human resources and to increase employment's accessibility for disabled citizens. In July 2019, Janvier published an information report on the European Union's plastics strategy, together with the Les Républicains MP Bernard Deflesselles. Since the end of 2019, she is working as a rapporteur on another European Affairs' information report focusing on the

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, together with the Socialist MP Joaquim Pueyo. On 14 January 2020, Janvier became her parliamentary group's

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on recreational

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in the National Assembly's common information mission on the regulation and impact of the different uses of cannabis.

Political positions

In July 2019, Janvier voted in favor of the French ratification of the

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(CETA) with

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. In 2020, Janvier was one of ten LREM members who voted against her parliamentary group's majority and opposed a much discussed security bill drafted by her colleagues Alice Thourot and Jean-Michel Fauvergue that helps, among other measures, curtail the filming of police forces.Jules Darmanin (27 November 2020)
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Janvier, Caroline 1982 births Living people Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Renaissance (French political party) politicians Politicians from Nantes Sciences Po alumni Women members of the National Assembly (France) 21st-century French women politicians Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Members of Parliament for Loiret

Studies

Professional career

Political career

Political positions

See also

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