François-Michel Lambert (born 24 August 1966) is a French politician who has represented the 10th constituency of the

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department in the

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since

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. A former member of

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(EELV), which he left in 2015 to join Jean-Luc Bennahmias's Democratic Front (FD), he has been a member of Liberty Ecology Fraternity (LEF) since 2020.

Early career

After 16 years at

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as a packaging manager and then as a logistics manager, he resumed his studies in logistics management to work as a consultant to local authorities.

Political career

In the 2012 legislative election, Lambert was elected to the

in Bouches-du-Rhône's 10th constituency, located on the border with Var, northeast of Marseille. In 2016, he advised Minister of the Economy, Industry and Digital Affairs

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on a strategy to increase France's competence in logistics. In the Socialist Party's primary ahead of the 2017 presidential election, Lambert supported Jean-Luc Bennahmias. In Parliament, Lambert serves on the Committee on Sustainable Development and Spatial Planning. He is also a member of the parliamentary friendship groups with

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and

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. In the 2017 legislative election, Lambert was reelected as a member of the National Assembly with the support of

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(LREM). After several attempts to create a parliamentary group separate from the LREM group, notably with

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and non-attached centre-left MPs, he succeeded in October 2018 with the launch of the

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group.

Political positions

In April 2014, Lambert decided to vote against the party line and instead supported the budgetary stability pact introduced by Socialist

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. In September 2018, following

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's appointment to the government, Lambert supported

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's candidacy for the presidency of the National Assembly. Lambert is known for his advocacy in favour of the legalisation of

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. In 2021, he exhibited a

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during a parliamentary debate, which prompted an order recall from President of the National Assembly

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.Cannabis : quand un député pro-légalisation brandit un joint devant l'Assemblée nationale
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'', 6 May 2021.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lambert, Francois-Michel 1966 births Living people Politicians from Havana People from Bouches-du-Rhône Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Renaissance (French political party) politicians Members of Parliament for Bouches-du-Rhône