Frédérique Lardet (born 1 September 1966) is a French politician of

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(LREM) who has been serving as a member of the

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since the 2017 elections, representing the department of

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Early career

Lardet was a vice president with international hotel chain

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Political career

Ahead of the 2017 elections, Lardet quit her job to join

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's En Marche! movement. In parliament, Lardet serves as member of the Committee on Economic Affairs. In addition to her committee assignments, she is a member of the French-Swiss Parliamentary Friendship Group. In July 2019, Lardet decided not to align with her parliamentary group's majority and became one of 52 LREM members who abstained from a vote on the French ratification of the

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(CETA) with

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. In late 2019, Lardet announced she was prepared if necessary to go against the party's wishes to mount a bid for the post of mayor in Annecy in the 2020 elections. She resigns from the National Assembly on January 29, 2022.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lardet, Frederique 1966 births Living people People from Annecy Renaissance (French political party) politicians Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Members of Parliament for Haute-Savoie Women members of the National Assembly (France) 21st-century French women politicians

Early career

Political career

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