Jean-Louis Bourlanges (born 13 July 1946) is a French politician who has represented the 12th constituency of the

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in the

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since

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. A member of the

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(MoDem), he has presided over the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the National Assembly since 2021. Bourlanges previously served as

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(MEP) from 1989 to 2007. He was elected on the

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(UDF) list and sat with the

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group. He is a graduate of the

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(better known as Sciences Po), where he is currently an associate professor.

Political career

Early career in local politics

Bourlanges, a graduate of the

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who was appointed an auditor of the

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in 1979, was a municipal councillor of

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(1983–1989) and regional councillor of

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(1986–1998).

Member of the European Parliament, 1989–2007

During his time as a

, Bourlanges served on the

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(1989–1993), the

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(1993–1999), the

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. Following the 2004 European elections, Bourlanges was instrumental in establishing the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group in the European Parliament. In 2007, he left his parliamentary seat two years before the next elections. He was succeeded in the European Parliament by

Brigitte Fouré Brigitte Fouré (born 13 August 1955 in Amiens) is a French university lecturer and former government minister, a member of the ''Nouveau Centre'' and of ''Société en mouvement'' ("Society on the Move") She is also a lecturer in law at the Un ...

. Ahead of the

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, Bourlanges was a vocal critic of efforts made by the

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's candidate

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to seek the endorsement of his party, the

. In the second round of the election, he supported

Nicolas Sarkozy Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa (; ; born 28 January 1955) is a French politician who served as President of France from 2007 to 2012. Born in Paris, he is of Hungarian, Greek Jewish, and French origin. Mayor of Neuilly-sur-Se ...

of the

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Later career

Bourlanges was a regular contributor to the radio broadcast ''L'Esprit public'' on

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until 2017.

Return to politics

Following the

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, Bourlanges supported

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's initiative to establish the new centre-right

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party. Ahead of the 2017 presidential election, Bourlanges quit his role as a radio commentator and publicly endorsed

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. He was critical of the Union of Democrats and Independents' support of The Republicans nominee

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Member of the National Assembly, 2017–present

In the 2017 election for the

, Bourlanges was elected as the Member of Parliament for Hauts-de-Seine's 12th constituency with the support 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 ...

as a member of the

. In Parliament, he has since been serving on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on European Affairs. From 2017 until 2019, he was also a member of the Finance Committee. Since 2019, she has also been a member of the French delegation to the

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

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(CETA) with

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. In January 2021, he was elected to succeed

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at the presidency of the Foreign Affairs Committee. In May 2022, Bourlanges was a notable critic of the appointment of Pap Ndiaye as Education Minister in the

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of Prime Minister

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by President

. The following month, he won reelection to a second term in the National Assembly in the 2022 legislative election.

Other activities

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(Ifri), Member of the Board of Directors *

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, Member of the Advisory Board *

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, Member of the European GroupMembership

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bourlanges, Jean-Louis 1946 births Living people Sciences Po alumni École nationale d'administration alumni Judges of the Court of Audit (France) People from Neuilly-sur-Seine Politicians from Île-de-France MEPs for North-West France 2004–2009 MEPs for France 1989–1994 MEPs for France 1994–1999 MEPs for France 1999–2004 Union for French Democracy MEPs Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Union for French Democracy politicians Democratic Movement (France) politicians Members of Parliament for Hauts-de-Seine