Coralie Dubost
Coralie Dubost (born 4 March 1983) is a French lawyer[1] and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Hérault.[2]
Coralie Dubost | |
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| Member of the National Assembly for Hérault's 3rd constituency | |
| Assumed office 21 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Fanny Dombre-Coste |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 March 1983 Montpellier, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Political party | La République En Marche! |
| Alma mater | University of Montpellier |
| Profession | Jurist |
Political career
Ahead of the 2017 elections, Dubost built the local chapter of La République En Marche! in Montpellier, growing a membership of 5,400 within ten months.[3]
Since entering parliament, Dubost has been one of the four deputy chairpersons of the LREM parliamentary group under the leadership of successive chairmen Richard Ferrand (2017-2018) and Gilles Le Gendre (since 2018).[4] She serves as member of the Committee on Legal Affairs.[5] In addition to her committee assignments, she is a member of the French-Chinese Parliamentary Friendship Group.
In September 2020, Dubost was a candidate to succeed Le Gendre as her parliamentary group's chair; however, she came in fourth. In the final round of the vote, she endorsed Christophe Castaner.[6]
Political positions
Foreign policy
In July 2019, Dubost voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[7]
Domestic policy
In 2019, Dubost steered through parliament a bioethics law extending to homosexual and single women free access to fertility treatments such as in vitro fertilisation (IVF) under France's national health insurance; it was one of the campaign promises of President Emmanuel Macron and marked the first major social reform of his five-year term.[8]
Along with four other LREM members – Cécile Rilhac, Jean-Michel Mis, Stéphane Trompille, and Eric Bothorel –, Dubost disassociated herself from their colleague Aurore Bergé when the latter announced her intention in October 2019 to vote for a Republican draft law banning the wearing of the hijab by women accompanying groups of students on school outings.[9]
In 2020, Dubost was one of the LREM members who endorsed an animal welfare referendum calling for a ban on some hunting practices deemed “cruel.”[10]
Other activities
- France China Foundation, Member of the Steering Committtee[11]
Personal life
Dubost is in a relationship with fellow politician Olivier Véran.[12]
References
- Anne-Sylvaine Chassany (June 12, 2017), Emmanuel Macron set for dominance as opposition fades away Financial Times.
- http://www.francetvinfo.fr/elections/resultats/herault_34/herault_3ere-circonscription%5B%5D
- Anne-Sylvaine Chassany (April 13, 2017), Macron’s movement confronts challenge of political renewal Financial Times.
- Alexandre Lemarié (June 27, 2017), Assemblée nationale : le groupe La République en marche a attribué ses postes clés Le Monde.
- Coralie Dubost French National Assembly.
- Laure Equy (September 9, 2020), Une finale Castaner-Bergé pour la tête du groupe LREM Libération.
- Maxime Vaudano (July 24, 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.
- Harriet Agnew (September 24, 2019), France moves to extend IVF to gay and single women Financial Times.
- Pierre Lepelletier (October 16, 2019), #NotInMyName: des députés LREM se désolidarisent d’Aurore Bergé sur le voile Le Figaro.
- Elisa Braun (August 31, 2020), Macron’s glue-hunting ban threatens France’s powerful lobby Politico Europe.
- Steering Committtee France China Foundation.
- François Béguin and Solenn de Royer (March 23, 2020), Coronavirus : au ministère de la santé, Olivier Véran, un ambitieux « inconnu » propulsé visage de la crise sanitaire Le Monde.