Aina Kuric

Aina Kuric (born 15 May 1987 in Creil[1]) is a French politician who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since the 2017 elections, representing the department of Marne,[2]

Aina Kuric
Member of the National Assembly for Marne's 2nd constituency
Assumed office
21 June 2017
Preceded byCatherine Vautrin
Personal details
Born (1987-05-15) 15 May 1987
Creil, France
NationalityFrench
Political partyLa République En Marche! (2016–2019)
OccupationBusiness leader in oenology

From 2016 until 2017, Kuric was a member of La République En Marche! (LREM). She quit her party on 6 June 2019, having been a prominent critic of the asylum-immigration bill proposed by the government in July 2018. She remains, however, a member of LREM's parliamentary group.[3][4]

Early life and career

Kuric has family roots in Madagascar.[5] She holds a BTS in hospitality. She is a company manager who organizes guided tours of vineyards.[6]

Political career

Having acted as the departmental organizer and contact person (référente) for the newly established En Marche! party in Marne during the 2017 French presidential election campaign, Kuric was elected to the National Assembly in the legislative elections which followed in June of that year. Standing for En Marche! in the 2nd constituency of Marne, she received 51.21% of the votes cast in the second round, beating the outgoing deputy, The Republicans' Catherine Vautrin.[7]

In the National Assembly, Kuric serves on the Finance Committee from 2017 until 2018 before moving to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.[8] In addition to her committee assignments, she is part of the French-Madagascar Parliamentary Friendship Group.

Political positions

In July 2019, Kuric voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[9]

See also

References
  1. Official page on the website of the French National Assembly
  2. "Elections législatives 2017". Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  3. "La députée de la Marne Aina Kuric quitte La République en Marche". France 3 Grand Est. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  4. Arthur Berdah (31 July 2018), Ferrand épargne la députée LaREM qui a voté contre la loi asile-immigration Le Figaro.
  5. Aina Bovel, "Législatives françaises : Aina Kuric, candidate de la République En Marche", Midi Madagasikara, 19 May 2017
  6. L'Union. "Aina Kuric candidate la République en marche sur Reims" (in French). lunion.fr. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  7. Cécile Banasik. "Victoire d'Aina Kuric (REM) dans la 2nd circonscription de la Marne" (in French). france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  8. "Commission des finances, de l'économie générale et du contrôle budgétaire". National Assembly (in French). Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  9. Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.
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