Member of Parliament (France)

Members of Parliament (French: député français) in France sit in the National Assembly, which is the lower house of the French Parliament. Members are known as deputies.[1] The current session is the 15th legislature of the French Fifth Republic.

Current
Main article: List of deputies of the 15th National Assembly of France

There are currently 577 French MPs.

In 2019, it was reported that the French government wanted to cut the number of MPs by 25%.[2]

Numbers
Main article: Number of Parliamentarians in the Fifth French Republic

The number of MPs are codified in the Constitution of France.

Caroline Janvier, a French Member of Parliament at the National Assembly in 2020.

Restrictions and privileges

Deputies have parliamentary privilege, and are restricted by the accumulation of mandates. MPs are paid 5,782.66 euros per month.[3]

Lists
Main articles: List of French MPs and List of French legislatures

References
  1. Nationale, Assemblée. "Rôle et pouvoirs de l'Assemblée". Assemblée nationale (in French). Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  2. "French government wants to scrap number of MPs by 25 percent". France 24. 2019-08-29. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  3. "Fiche de synthèse : La situation matérielle du député - Rôle et pouvoirs de l'Assemblée nationale - Assemblée nationale". www2.assemblee-nationale.fr. Retrieved 2021-01-10.

See also
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