Benoît Simian

Benoît Simian
Member of the French National Assembly for Gironde's 5th constituency
In office
21 June 2017 – June 2022
Preceded byPascale Got
Succeeded byGrégoire de Fournas
Mayor of Ludon-Médoc
In office
2014–2017
Preceded byJoseph Forter
Succeeded byPhilippe Ducamp
Personal details
Born (1983-05-27) 27 May 1983 (age 41)
Bordeaux, France
Political partyEn Marche!
ProfessionHuman Resource Manager

Benoît Simian (born 27 May 1983) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served as a member of the French National Assembly for Gironde's 5th constituency from 2017 to 2022.[1]

Political career

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In parliament, Simian serves as member of the Finance Committee and the Committee on European Affairs. In addition to his committee assignments, he is part of the parliamentary friendship groups with Croatia and Spain.[2]

At the initiative of Simian and Jean-Bernard Sempastous, some twenty LREM deputies who had been elected in rural areas established their interest group within the party's parliamentary group in September 2018.[3] He joined the Horizons group.

He lost his seat in the first round of the 2022 French legislative election.[4]

Political positions

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In July 2019, Simian voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[5]

References

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  1. ^ http://www.francetvinfo.fr/elections/resultats/gironde_33/gironde_5ere-circonscription[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Benoit Simian French National Assembly.
  3. ^ Nathalie Segaunes (September 25, 2018), Décentralisation: Un «cercle girondin» au sein de la macronie L'Opinion.
  4. ^ Marianne (12 June 2022). "Accusé de harcèlement par son ex-femme, le député Benoît Simian éjecté dès le premier tour". www.marianne.net (in French). Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  5. ^ Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.