Stéphane Séjourné (born 26 March 1985) is a French lawyer and politician who was elected as a

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(MEP) in

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. Since 2021 he has led

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Early life and education

Séjourné grew up in

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and later did an exchange program in Spain.

Early career

After working in the office of

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at the

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from 2012 to 2014, Séjourné became an adviser to Minister of the Economy and Finance

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. When Macron became president in the 2017 elections, Séjourné came along as a political adviser, working alongside

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and Ismaël Emelien. He then took a four-month-long

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to lead LREM’s campaign for the 2019 European elections.

Political career

Since entering parliament, Séjourné has been serving on the

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. In 2020, he also joined the Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age. In addition to his committee assignments, Séjourné is part of the Parliament's delegations for relations with

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and the

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. He is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Artificial Intelligence and Digital, the European Parliament Intergroup on Children’s Rights, the

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group and the European Internet Forum. Following the resignation of

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in 2021, Séjourné announced his candidacy for the leadership of the

in the European Parliament.

Political positions

Séjourné is considered a close ally of

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Personal life

Séjourné is in a

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with fellow LREM politician

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References

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