Éric Straumann (born 17 August 1964 in Colmar) is a French politician of the Republicans who served as a member of the National Assembly from 2007 until 2020, representing the Haut-Rhin department.[1]
Éric Straumann | |
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 Éric Straumann at the National Assembly, in June 2017. | |
| Deputy for Haut-Rhin's 1st constituency | |
| In office 20 June 2007 – 28 July 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Gilbert Meyer |
| Succeeded by | Yves Hemedinger[notes 1] |
| Mayor of Colmar | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Gilbert Meyer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 August 1964 Colmar, Haut-Rhin, France |
| Political party | LR (2015–present) |
| Other political affiliations | UMP (before 2015) |
| Profession | Professor of Economics and Management |
Political career
editStraumann was a member of the Union for a Popular Movement before joining the Republicans.[2]
In parliament, Straumann served on the Committee on Legal Affairs (2007-2012), the Committee on Economic Affairs (2012-2020), and the Committee on European Affairs (2017-2020).[3]
In addition to his committee assignments, Straumann was briefly a substitute member of the French delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in 2020, where he served on the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons.[4]
On 4 July 2020, Straumann was appointed Mayor of Colmar.[5] This triggered the accumulation of mandates rule, so he left the National Assembly. His substitute candidate, Brigitte Klinkert, was Minister Delegate for Economic Inclusion, so a by-election was called for his constituency. The by-election was won by Yves Hemedinger.
Political positions
editIn the Republicans' 2016 presidential primaries, Straumann publicly endorsed Bruno Le Maire as the party's candidate for the 2017 French presidential election.[6] Ahead of the party's 2017 leadership election, he supported Laurent Wauquiez as new chairman.[7]
Notes
edit- ^ de jure successor was Straumann's substitute candidate, Brigitte Klinkert, but as she was Minister Delegate for Economic Inclusion, she was recorded as minister for just one day, then a by-election was called
References
edit- ^ "LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS" (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ "Éric Straumann". projetarcadie.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ Éric Straumann National Assembly.
- ^ Éric Straumann Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
- ^ "Municipales 2020 Colmar : Straumann au bout, sans surprise". Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace. 28 June 2020.
- ^ Ludovic Vigogne (April 20, 2016), Primaire à droite: la liste des premiers soutiens parlementaires L'Opinion.
- ^ Ludovic Vigogne (October 11 2017), Who’s who: La liste des 136 parrains de Laurent Wauquiez L'Opinion.
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