Laurence Gayte (born 25 September 1965) is a French politician 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) who has been serving as a member of the National Assembly of France since 2017, where she represents the 3rd constituency of the Pyrénées-Orientales.

Early life and education

Gayte is a graduate of the Institute of Political Studies in Rennes and also has a degree in environmental engineering. She manages, with her husband, a computer company based in Saint-Estève.

Political career

Member of the Saint-Estève's Municipal council

Between 2010 and 2014, Gayte was a member of the

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of Saint-Estève. She focused on urban planning and the environment.

Member of the National Assembly

In May 2017, Gayte was nominated by

for the

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in the 3rd constituency of the Pyrénées-Orientales. The

would have considered not to present a candidate against Ségolène Neuville, the outgoing

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deputy and former State Secretary for the Disabled and against Social Exclusion. Gayte was elected in the second round with 59.31% of the votes. In the

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, Gayte serves on the Committee on Sustainable Development and Spatial Planning. She is also a Vice President of the Female Entrepreneurship's Working Group and Vice President of the Promotion of tourist activities's Working Group. In October 2018, Gayte urged France to put pressure on

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to allow abortion, using the co-prince function held by the President of the French Republic. In 2018,

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appointed Gayte to conduct the government's information mission on "Level crossing safety". Its government information mission lasts from 14 November 2018 to 19 March 2019. In that role, Gayte met many actors from the railway and road safety sectors, official bodies, experts, accident victims associations and traveled to many departments to analyze the situation. On 21 April 2019, she submitted her report to the Minister of Transport,

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Political positions

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

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’s

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(CETA) with

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.Maxime Vaudano (July 24, 2019)
CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés
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