Frédéric Lefebvre (; born 14 October 1963 in

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) is a French politician who served as Secretary of State for Trade, Small and Medium Enterprises, Tourism, Services, Liberal professions and Consumption under the Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry, François Baroin, in the

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. From 2008 to 2009 and from 2013 until 2017, he was a member of the

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, representing the

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department. He is also the founder of l'Ame Nord, a

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dedicated to serve the interests of French residents living in the US and Canada.

Political career

Lefebvre was first elected to the National Assembly in the 2007 elections. In parliament, he served on the Finance Committee from 2007 until 2009. In 2008, he introduced an amendment to

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's immigration law to allow illegal foreign employees to apply for work permits if their employers can show they are important to the economy. Lefebvre was the UMP's candidate in the for First constituency for French residents overseas (for French expatriates in Canada and the United States) in the 2012 legislative election, but lost against Corinne Narassiguin, who received 54.01% of the votes. On 15 February 2013, the Constitutional Council canceled the election and said Corinne Narassiguin ineligible. He topped the first round of the early parliamentary elections, and after the second round, 9 June 2013, he was elected against the Socialist candidate, Frank Scemama, with 53.72% of the vote. He subsequently served on the Defence Committee from 2013 until 2017. On 11 February 2014, Lefebvre was among the guests invited to the state dinner hosted by

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in honor of

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at the

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. Lefebvre was a candidate in the

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. In the 2017 elections, Lefebvre lost his re-election race against Roland Lescure, the candidate of

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(LREM); Lescure won 80 percent of the vote, to Lefebvre's 20 percent. In November 2017, Lefebvre was among the co-founders of Agir and served as the party's vice-chairman. In 2019, however, he joined LREM.Albert Zennou (September 18, 2019)
Frédéric Lefebvre: «J’ai décidé d’adhérer à En marche!»
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''.

References

External links

His official site
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1963 births Living people Politicians from Neuilly-sur-Seine Rally for the Republic politicians Union for a Popular Movement politicians The Republicans (France) politicians Agir (France) politicians Secretaries of State of France Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Renaissance (French political party) politicians 20th-century French lawyers Members of Parliament for French people living outside France {{France-politician-RPR-stub