M'jid El Guerrab (born 25 April 1983) is a French politician of the

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(MR) who was elected as a member of the

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in 19 June 2017, representing the 9th district of French people living abroad, which includes the

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and part of

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Early life

El Guerrab, the son of Moroccan immigrants, was born on 25 April 1983 in

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Political career

El Guerrab joined the Socialist Party at the age of 14. From 2006, he worked on the staff of

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. In parliament, El Guerrab served on the Defence Committee (2017-2018) and the Finance Committee (2017-2019) before moving to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. In addition to his committee assignments, El Guerrab is part of the French parliamentary friendship groups with

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and

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. After he was indicted in September 2017, El Guerrab was threatened with expulsion from LREM and subsequently announced his departure from the party.

Controversy

In September 2017, El Guerrab was detained by police after a fight with Socialist Party lawmaker Boris Faure; Faure was hospitalized after El Guerrab hit him with a motorcycle helmet. In 2022 he was sentenced to 3 years in prison for the assault.

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National Assembly biography
1983 births Living people Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Renaissance (French political party) politicians French people of Moroccan descent People from Aurillac Sciences Po Aix alumni French politicians convicted of crimes Members of Parliament for French people living outside France {{France-politician-LREM-stub