Isabelle Rauch (born 10 August 1968) is a French politician of Horizons (

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) who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since the

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, representing the ninth constituency of the department of Moselle.

Early life and career

Rauch grew up in the Ardennes and in

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. She has worked as a medicine salesperson, for an agricultural products company, in telephone sales, and as a business consultant. She studied at the

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in Nancy in 2014, and also has a specialist advanced diploma (''diplôme d'études supérieures spécialisées'') in marketing.

Political career

Rauch first became involved in politics as a member of the

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, joining the party in 1997. She has spoken of her admiration for the then

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. Rauch was elected as a city councilor in 2001 and as a regional councilor in 2008. She left the Socialists for the

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in 2015. However, she left the party after it endorsed Francois Fillon for the 2017 presidential election. She joined La République En Marche! (LREM) and was elected in the

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with 70.13% of the vote, defeating her National Front opponent Emilie Matz. In addition to her committee assignments, Rauch has been a member of the French delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe since 2017. In this capacity, she serves on the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination. Since 2019, she has also been a member of the French delegation to the

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Political positions

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

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(CETA) with

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Personal life

Rauch has four children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rauch, Isabelle 1968 births Living people Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic La République En Marche! politicians 21st-century French women politicians Place of birth missing (living people) Women members of the National Assembly (France) Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic

Early life and career

Political career

Political positions

Personal life

See also

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