Frédéric Reiss (born 12 November 1949) is a French teacher and politician of the Republicans who has been serving as a member of the

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since the 2002 elections, representing the

Bas-Rhin Bas-Rhin (; Alsatian: ''Unterelsàss'', ' or '; traditional german: links=no, Niederrhein; en, Lower Rhine) is a department in Alsace which is a part of the Grand Est super-region of France. The name means 'Lower Rhine', referring to its lo ...

department. On the local level, he is the

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Niederbronn-les-Bains Niederbronn-les-Bains () is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is positioned between Bitche and Wissembourg, close to the current frontier with Germany. Niederbronn-les-Bains is part of the Northern ...

Political career

In parliament, Reiss has been serving on the Committee on Cultural Affairs and Education since 2002. In this capacity, he was the parliament's

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on the national budget for research in 2020. In addition to his committee assignments, Reiss is part of the French-Moldovan Parliamentary Friendship Group. In 2019, he also joined the

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Other activities

Franco-German Youth Office The Franco-German Youth Office (FGYO; french: Office franco-allemand pour la Jeunesse, OFAJ; german: Deutsch-Französisches Jugendwerk, DFJW) is an organisation to subsidize programs for children, adolescents and young adults. Its main goal is ...

, Member of the Board of Directors

Political positions

Ahead of the

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, Reiss endorsed

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as the Republican's candidate for president. Ahead of the 2022 presidential elections, he publicly declared his support for

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as the Republicans’ candidate.Emmanuel Galiero (1 October 2021)
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''. He did not seek re-election in the

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References

1949 births Living people People from Haguenau Mayors of places in Grand Est Radical Party (France) politicians Union for a Popular Movement politicians The Republicans (France) politicians The Social Right Modern and Humanist France Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic French people of German descent {{France-mayor-stub Members of Parliament for Bas-Rhin