Pacôme Rupin (born 25 January 1985) is a French politician who served as a member of the

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from 2017 to 2022, representing the 7th constituency of

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. A member of La République En Marche! (LREM), his constituency covers the 4th arrondissement, as well as parts of the

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and 12th arrondissements.

Political career

From 2005 until 2016, Rupin was a member of the

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. He joined LREM shortly after its launch in 2016. Upon entering Parliament, Rupin was one of the four deputy chairpersons of the LREM parliamentary group under the leadership of successive chairmen

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(2017–2018) and

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(2018–2022). He also served on the Committee on Legal Affairs. In late 2018, he launched an informal group on

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. Ahead of the

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, Rupin led a 12-person steering committee set up to prepare the LREM campaign and later served as campaign director for candidate Benjamin Griveaux.

Political positions

In July 2019, Rupin voted in favor of the French ratification of the

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’s

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(CETA) with

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Personal life

Rupin lives in a

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with his partner.Florian Bardou (19 June 2017)
Législatives : un Parlement un poil plus gay
'' Libération''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rupin, Pacome 1985 births Living people Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Renaissance (French political party) politicians Gay politicians French gay men LGBT legislators in France Politicians from Tours, France Saint-Jean de Passy alumni ESSEC Business School alumni

Political career

Political positions

Personal life

See also

References