Raphaël Schellenberger (born February 14, 1990 in
Mulhouse
Mulhouse (; Alsatian language, Alsatian: or , ; ; meaning ''Mill (grinding), mill house'') is a city of the Haut-Rhin Departments of France, department, in the Grand Est Regions of France, region, eastern France, close to the France–Switzerl ...
) is a French politician of the
Republicans
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Political ideology
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** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
(LR) who has been serving as a member of the
National Assembly of France
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since the
2017 elections
The following elections occurred in 2017.
Africa
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*2017 Gambian parliamentary election 6 April 2017
* 2017 Algerian legislative election 4 May 2017
*2017 Lesotho general election 3 June 2017
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, representing
Haut-Rhin's 2nd constituency
The 2nd constituency of the Haut-Rhin is a French legislative constituency in the Haut-Rhin ''département'', France.
Description
This constituency in Alsace consists of the small towns and villages to the north and west of Colmar including ...
,
Political career
Schellenberger was elected to the National Assembly at the relatively young age of 27, having previously served as mayor of
Wattwiller
Wattwiller ( gsw, WÇŽttwillr; ger, Wattweiler) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of the Grand Est region, which lies in the north-eastern part of France.
Located near the Vosges mountain rocky spur of Hartmannswillerkopf, Wattwiller w ...
. In parliament, he serves on the Committee on Legal Affairs.
[Raphaël Schellenberger](_blank)
French National Assembly
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. In this capacity, he was the parliament's
co-rapporteur (alongside
Bruno Questel) on territorial reforms in 2019. From 2018 until 2020, he was also a member of the Committee on Sustainable Development and Spatial Planning.
In addition to his committee assignments, Schellenberger is part of the French-Austrian Parliamentary Friendship Group. Since 2019, he has also been a member of the French delegation to the
Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly
The Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly (french: Assemblée parlementaire franco-allemande; german: Deutsch-Französische Parlamentarische Versammlung, ''DFPV'') is a joint body of the German Bundestag and the French National Assembly formed to ...
.
In 2018, the Republicans' chair
Laurent Wauquiez
Laurent Timothée Marie Wauquiez (; born 12 April 1975) is a French politician who has presided over the Regional Council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes since 2016. He is a member of The Republicans (LR), which he led from 2017 to 2019 following the ...
included Schellenberger in his
shadow cabinet. Ahead of the party's 2022 convention, he initially endorsed
Aurélien Pradié
Aurélien Pradié (born 14 March 1986) is a French politician who has represented the 1st constituency of the Lot department in the National Assembly since 2017. He has also held a seat in the Regional Council of Occitania since 2021, previousl ...
as new chairman; in the second round of voting, he eventually supported
Éric Ciotti
Éric Ciotti (, ; born 28 September 1965) is a French politician who has represented the 1st constituency of Alpes-Maritimes in the National Assembly since 2007 and is the president of The Republicans since 2022. Ciotti previously briefly served ...
. In 2023, Ciotti appointed Schellenberger as member of his
shadow cabinet and put him in charge of energy policy.
Political positions
In July 2019, Schellenberger voted against the French ratification of the
European Union
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’s
Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with
Canada
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.
[Maxime Vaudano (July 24, 2019)]
CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés
''Le Monde
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''.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schellenberger, Raphael
1990 births
Living people
Politicians from Mulhouse
The Republicans (France) politicians
Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Mayors of places in Grand Est
Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic