Sacha Houlié (born 8 October 1988) is a French lawyer and 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

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since the

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, representing the

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of Vienne.

Political career

Early beginnings

Having previously been active for the Socialist Party, Houlié joined LREM in 2015. Together with three friends, including

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, he founded "Jeunes avec Macron" (Young People for

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) in June 2015.

Member of the National Assembly, 2017–present

In parliament, Houlié has been serving as member of the Committee on Legal Affairs since 2017. In this capacity, he was his parliamentary group's rapporteur on 2019 legislation to strengthen the powers of elected municipal officials, particularly in small municipalities. From 2017 until 2018, he was also one of the National Assembly's six vice-presidents, under the leadership of president François de Rugy. Within his parliamentary group, he is considered a close ally of President

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. Following

's resignation from the LREM leadership in September 2020, Houlié joined him and stepped down as well. In 2022, Houlié was elected chair of the Committee on Legal Affairs.

Other activities

* École nationale d'administration (ENA), Member of the Board of Directors

Political positions

Houlié is considered an advocate of an open and "inclusive" secularism. In early 2018, he was one of several LREM member who joined an informal parliamentary working group on

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set up by

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in order to contribute to the government's bill aimed at better organising and supervising the financing of the Muslim faith in France. In May 2018, Houlié co-sponsored an initiative in favour of legalizing

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(ART) for all women (singles, heterosexual couples or lesbian couples). Amid efforts to contain the

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, Houlié opposed the government's proposal for a state-supported “StopCovid” contact-tracing app project, arguing it could amount to "undemocratic state surveillance." Also in 2020, he went against his parliamentary group's majority and abstained from an important vote on a much discussed security bill drafted by his colleagues

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and

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that helps, among other measures, curtail the filming of police forces.

Controversy

In mid-2019, French farmers vandalized Houlié's office in

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, in an effort to protest against his support for the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the European Union. In April 2021, the inscription "Death to pigs" was found written on the building's facade. In August 2021, the office was set on fire.Poitiers : la permanence du député LREM Sacha Houlié incendiée, une enquête ouverte
'' Le Figaro'' 20 August 2021.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Houlie, Sacha 1988 births Living people Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic La République En Marche! politicians People from Deux-Sèvres Politicians from Nouvelle-Aquitaine University of Poitiers alumni Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University alumni 21st-century French lawyers