M'jid El Guerrab (born 25 April 1983) is a French politician of the
Radical Movement
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(MR) who served as a member of the
National Assembly
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since 19 June 2017, representing the 9th district of French people living abroad, which includes the
Maghreb
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and part of
West Africa
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.
Early life
El Guerrab, the son of
Moroccan immigrants, was born on 25 April 1983 in
Aurillac.
Political career
El Guerrab joined the Socialist Party at the age of 14. From 2006, he worked on the staff of
Ségolène Royal
Marie-Ségolène Royal (; born 22 September 1953) is a French politician who was the Socialist Party candidate for the Presidency of France in the 2007 election.
Royal was president of the Poitou-Charentes Regional Council from 2004 to 201 ...
.
In parliament, El Guerrab served on the Defence Committee (2017-2018) and the Finance Committee (2017-2019) before moving to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
In addition to his committee assignments, El Guerrab is part of the French parliamentary friendship groups with
Burkina Faso
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,
Liberia and
Mali
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.
After he was indicted in September 2017, El Guerrab was threatened with expulsion from LREM and subsequently announced his departure from the party.
Controversy
In September 2017, El Guerrab was detained by police after a fight with Socialist Party lawmaker
Boris Faure
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; Faure was hospitalized after El Guerrab hit him with a motorcycle helmet. In 2022 he was sentenced to 3 years in prison for the assault.
References
External links
National Assembly biography
1983 births
Living people
21st-century French politicians
Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Renaissance (French political party) politicians
French people of Moroccan descent
People from Aurillac
Sciences Po Aix alumni
French politicians convicted of crimes
Members of Parliament for French people living outside France
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