Pacôme Rupin

Pacôme Rupin (born 25 January 1985) is a French politician serving as the member of the National Assembly for the 7th constituency of Paris since 2017.[1][2] A member of La République En Marche! (LREM), his constituency covers the 4th arrondissement, as well as parts of the 11th and 12th arrondissements.

Pacôme Rupin
Member of the National Assembly
for Paris's 7th constituency
Assumed office
21 June 2017
Preceded byPatrick Bloche
Personal details
Born (1985-01-25) 25 January 1985
Chambray-lès-Tours, France
NationalityFrench
Political partyLa République En Marche! (2016–present)
Other political
affiliations
Socialist Party (2005–2016)
EducationLycée Saint-Jean de Passy
Alma materESSEC Business School

Political career

From 2005 until 2016, Rupin was a member of the Socialist Party.[3] He joined LREM shortly after its launch in 2016.[4]

Since entering Parliament, Rupin 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).[5] He also serves on the Committee on Legal Affairs.[6] In late 2018, he launched an informal group on Grand Paris.[7]

Ahead of the 2020 Paris municipal election, Rupin led a 12-person steering committee set up to prepare the LREM campaign and later served as campaign director for candidate Benjamin Griveaux.[8]

Political positions

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

Personal life

Rupin lives in a civil union with his partner.[10][11]

See also

References

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