Laetitia Rachèle Saint-Paul (née Bruneau, 21 January 1981) is a French politician and army officer who has represented the 4th constituency of the Maine-et-Loire department in the National Assembly since 2017. A member of La République En Marche! (LREM), she sits on the Committee on Foreign Affairs in Parliament.[1]
Laetitia Saint-Paul | |
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| Member of the National Assembly for Maine-et-Loire's 4th constituency | |
| Assumed office 21 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Michel Piron |
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| Born | 21 January 1981 Chartres, France |
| Political party | La République En Marche! |
| Alma mater | École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr |
Military career
editBefore entering politics, Saint-Paul commanded a company in the joint Franco-German Brigade as an army major.[2]
Political career
editIn the 2017 legislative election, she was elected to the National Assembly in the 4th constituency of Maine-et-Loire with 58.2% of the second-round vote. She succeeded Michel Piron of the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI), who did not seek reelection.
In Parliament, Saint-Paul serves as member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs,[3] where she coordinates the activities of her parliamentary group.[2] In addition to her committee assignments, she is a member of the French parliamentary friendship groups with China, Lebanon and Mali. Since 2019, she has also been a member of the French delegation to the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly.
Also in 2019, Saint-Paul replaced Carole Bureau-Bonnard in her position as one of six vice presidents of the National Assembly, under the leadership of President Richard Ferrand.[4] From 2017 to 2022, she was also one of six National Assembly members who served as judges of the Cour de Justice de la République (CJR).[3]
In the 2022 legislative election, she was reelected to Parliament with 60.3% of the second-round vote.
Political positions
editSaint-Paul is considered to be part of her parliamentary group's conservative wing.[5]
In July 2019, Saint-Paul voted in favour of the French ratification of the European Union's Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[6]
Other engagements
editShe is a Senior Network Member at the European Leadership Network (ELN).[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Elections législatives 2017". Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ a b Pádraig Belton (13 February 2019), Be ‘mein’ valentine: Merkel and Macron renew their ‘vows’ with Aachen treaty, but some critique the coupling Public Radio International.
- ^ a b Laetitia Saint-Paul, French National Assembly.
- ^ Laure Equy (24 July 2019), Elections LREM à l'Assemblée : la super-prime au sortant Libération.
- ^ Claire Gatinois and Nathalie Segaunes (6 October 2023), Elisabeth Borne tisse ses réseaux auprès de l’aile droite de la majorité Le Monde.
- ^ Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.
- ^ "Senior Network". www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org. Retrieved 21 September 2020.