Constance Le Grip
Constance Le Grip | |
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| Member of the National Assembly for Hauts-de-Seine's 6th constituency | |
| Assumed office 21 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Christophe Fromantin |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 10 February 2010 – 30 November 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Michel Barnier |
| Succeeded by | Geoffroy Didier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 November 1960 Ensemble Citoyens (since 2022) |
| Other political affiliations | The Republicans (until 2022) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Institut d'études politiques de Strasbourg Sciences Po (DEA) |
Constance Le Grip (born 14 November 1960) is a French politician, formerly of The Republican Group, who currently serves as a member of the 15th legislature of the French Fifth Republic, representing Hauts-de-Seine's 6th constituency. She served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2010 until 2017.
Early life
Le Grip was born on 14 November 1960 in Chatou.[1]
Political career
Member of the European Parliament, 2001–2008
From 2001 to 2008, Le Grip served as a councilor in
In the Republicans’ 2016 presidential primaries, Le Grip endorsed Nicolas Sarkozy as the party’s candidate for the office of President of France.[4]
Member of the National Assembly, 2017–present
During the 2017 French legislative election with 21.16% votes, Le Grip took up the second position in the first round of elections for Hauts-de-Seine's 6th constituency but secured 53.81% of the votes cast in the second round.[5] In the National Assembly, she serves as vice-chairperson of the Committee on Cultural Affairs and Education and as member of the Committee on European Affairs.[6]
In addition to her committee assignments, Le Grip has also been a member of the French delegation to the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly since 2019. She is also part of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China.[7]
In the Republicans’ 2017 leadership election, Le Grip endorsed Laurent Wauquiez.[8] In 2018, Wauquiez included her in his shadow cabinet; in this capacity, she served as opposition counterpart to Minister of European Affairs Amélie de Montchalin.[9]
In parliament, Le Grip co-authored (together with Pascal Bois) a 2021 report on the copyright law of France.[10]
She joined
Political positions
In July 2019, Le Grip voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[11]
Ahead of the 2022 presidential elections, Le Grip publicly declared her support for Michel Barnier as the Republicans’ candidate.[12]
Other activities
- French Digital Council (CNNum), Member [13]
Personal life
Le Grip is married with three children.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Constance Le Grip". European Parliament. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Qui est Constance Le Grip, votre députée (LR) de Neuilly-Puteaux" [Who is Constance Le Grip, your MP (LR) from Neuilly-Puteaux]. Le Parisien (in French). 19 June 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Arrêté du 9 juin 2005 portant nomination au cabinet du ministre d'Etat" [Order of 9 June 2005 appointing the Cabinet of the Minister of State] (in French). LegiFrance. 16 June 2005. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ Ludovic Vigogne (April 20, 2016), Bataillons: Primaire à droite: la liste des premiers soutiens parlementaires L'Opinion.
- ^ "Résultats des élections législatives 2017" [Results of the 2017 parliamentary elections] (in French). Ministry of the Interior. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Mme Constance Le Grip" [Mrs Constance Le Grip] (in French). National Assembly. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ Member Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China.
- ^ Ludovic Vigogne (October 11, 2017), La liste des 136 parrains de Laurent Wauquiez L'Opinion.
- ^ Olivier Faye (November 21, 2018), Laurent Wauquiez dévoile (enfin) son « shadow cabinet » Le Monde.
- ^ Nicole Vulser (17 April 2021), La colère des artistes-auteurs ne faiblit pas Le Monde.
- ^ Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.
- ^ Emmanuel Galiero (1 October 2021), Présidentielle 2022 : Michel Barnier engrange le soutien de 51 parlementaires de droite Le Figaro.
- ^ Constance Le Grip French National Assembly.
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