Frédéric Reiss (; born 12 November 1949) is a French teacher and politician of the

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who has been serving as a member of the

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since the

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, representing the

Bas-Rhin Bas-Rhin () is a department in Alsace which is a part of the Grand Est region of France. The name means 'Lower Rhine', referring to its lower altitude among the two French Rhine departments: it is downstream of the Haut-Rhin (Upper Rhine) de ...

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 Norther ...

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, Member of the Board of Directors

Political positions

Ahead of the

2017 elections Africa *2017 Somali presidential election 8 February 2017 *2017 Gambian parliamentary election 6 April 2017 *2017 Algerian legislative election 4 May 2017 *2017 Lesotho general election 3 June 2017 *2017 Republic of the Congo parliamentary electi ...

, 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

Michel Barnier Michel Jean Barnier (; born 9 January 1951) is a French politician who was Prime Minister of France from September to December 2024. A member of a series of Gaullist parties ( UDR, RPR, UMP, LR), Barnier has served in several French cabinet p ...

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 Politicians from Bas-Rhin 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 Members of Parliament for Bas-Rhin {{France-mayor-stub