Éric Andrieu (born 14 April 1960) is a French politician of the

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(PS) who served as a

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from 2012 until 2023.

Political career

Andrieu entered the European Parliament when Kader Arif vacated his seat to join the

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Jean-Marc Ayrault. In parliament, he was a member of the

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(2012–2022) and the Committee on Development (2022–2023). In 2018, he also served on the Special Committee on the Union's authorisation procedure for

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s. He was also the parliament's

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on the common organisation of agricultural markets (CMO) in 2020. In addition to his committee assignments, Andrieu was part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas and of the European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals. From the

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until 2021, Andrieu served as vice-chair of the S&D Group, under the leadership of chairwoman

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. In March 2023, Andrieu announced that he would not stand in the 2024 European elections but instead resign from active politics by June 2023; he was replaced by Christophe Clergeau.

Political positions

In May 2021, Andrieu joined a group of 39 mostly Green Party lawmakers from the European Parliament who in a letter urged the leaders of Germany, France and Italy not to support Arctic LNG 2, a $21 billion Russian Arctic liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, due to climate change concerns. Ahead of the 2022 presidential elections, Andrieu publicly declared his support for

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as the Socialists’ candidate and joined her campaign team. In 2023, he publicly endorsed the re-election of the party's chairman

Olivier Faure Olivier Faure (; born 18 August 1968) is a French politician who has served as the First Secretary of the French Socialist Party, First Secretary of the Socialist Party (France), Socialist Party since 2018 and Deputy (France), Member of the Nati ...

.TRIBUNE. Congrès du Parti socialiste : 45 parlementaires apportent leur soutien à Olivier Faure
'' Le Journal du Dimanche'', 10 January 2023.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Andrieu, Eric MEPs for France 2009–2014 MEPs for South-West France 2014–2019 MEPs for France 2019–2024 Socialist Party (France) MEPs 1960 births Living people