Laurence Dumont (born 2 June 1958) is a French politician of the

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who has been serving as

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of the

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from 1997 until 2002 and again between 2007 and 2022, representing the 2nd constituency of Calvados.

Political career

In parliament, Dumont has served on the Committee on Foreign Affairs from 1997 to 2001 and again since 2017. She was also a member of the Committee on Social Affairs (2009-2012) and the Committee on Legal Affairs (2012-2017). Since 2011, she has also been serving as vice president of the National Assembly.Laurence Dumont

. In the Socialist Party's 2017 presidential primaries, Dumont publicly endorsed

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as the party's candidate for the

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Political career

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