Thomas Mesnier

Thomas Mesnier (born 4 March 1986) is a French physician and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since the 2017 elections, representing the department of Charente.[1]

Thomas Mesnier
Member of the French National Assembly for Charente
Assumed office
21 June 2017
Preceded byMartine Pinville
Personal details
Born (1986-03-04) 4 March 1986
Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, France
Political partyEn Marche!
EducationUniversity of Poitiers
OccupationEmergency doctor

Early life and education

Mesnier grew up in Juignac, Charente. During his medical studies at the University of Poitiers, he joined the National Association of Medical Students in France. In 2013, he became an emergency doctor at the Angoulême Hospital Center.[2]

Political career

A member of En Marche! in the Charente, Mesnier was elected his party's candidate for the first constituency of Charente, in the parliamentary elections of 2017. He came first in the first round with 38% of the vote, far ahead of the candidate of La France Insoumise, Martine Boutin, and outgoing deputy Martine Pinville. On 18 June 2017, he was elected with 59.95% of the votes against Martine Boutin.[3]

In the National Assembly, Mesnier serves on the Committee on Social Affairs. In this capacity, he has been serving as his parliamentary group's rapporteur on social security since 2019.[4]

In addition to his committee assignments, Mesnier is also a Vice-President of the French-British Parliamentary Friendship Group.[5]

Also since November 2017, Mesnier has been part of LREM's executive board under the leadership of the party's successive chairmen Christophe Castaner and Stanislas Guerini.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Elections législatives 2017". Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. Mélanie Domange, François Petitdemange. "Législatives : qui est Thomas Mesnier, le nouveau député LREM de la 1ère circonscription de la Charente?" (in French). francebleu.fr. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  3. Coralie Roland. "Angoulême : Thomas Mesnier est élu député de la première circonscription de Charente" (in French). francebleu.fr. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  4. Laure Equy and Lilian Alemagna (23 October 2018), Sur la CSG, la vraie-fausse fronde des députés LREM Libération.
  5. "GComposition du groupe d'amitié France-Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord". National Assembly (in French). Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  6. Le Conseil de La République En Marche ! La République En Marche!, press release of 16 October 2017.
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