Emmanuel Maurel

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Emmanuel Maurel
Emmanuel Maurel in 2019
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
1 July 2014
ConstituencyNorth-West
Personal details
Born (1973-05-10) 10 May 1973 (age 50)
Republican and Socialist Left (2018)
Alma materSciences Po

Emmanuel Maurel (born 10 May 1973 in Épinay-sur-Seine), is a French politician. He was a member of the board of the French Socialist Party.[1] He was a candidate for the leadership of the Socialist Party[2] but lost against Harlem Désir,[3] winning almost a third of the votes.[4]

Maurel was a declared candidate for the leadership of the Socialist Party at the

Republican and Socialist Left
.

Political career

Career in national politics

In the

campaign of Martine Aubry and opposed François Hollande
.

In 2012, Maurel co-founded the "Now The Left" grouping alongside Senator Marie-Noëlle Lienemann. Together they urged President Hollande to abandon his 2013 deficit targets and embark on a dash for growth.[7] Following the Socialist Party’s losses in the 2014 municipal elections, Maurel and Lienemann co-authored an open letter addressed to Hollande, calling on him to return to Socialist basics, end a freeze on public sector salaries, and raise the minimum salary and pensions.[8]

Member of the European Parliament, 2014–present

Maurel has been a

Committee on International Trade. He was also member of the Special Committee on Tax Rulings and Other Measures Similar in Nature or Effect (2015-2016) and the Committee of Inquiry into Money Laundering, Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion (2016-2017) that investigated the Panama Papers
revelations and tax avoidance schemes more broadly.

In addition to his committee assignments, Maurel is a member of the parliament’s delegation for relations with India. Since 2023, he has also been chairing the delegation to the Maghreb countries.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Le Parti socialiste a désigné sa direction collégiale provisoire". Le Monde. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Maurel : "Je suis candidat pour être premier secrétaire du PS"". L'Obs. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  3. ^ "PS : Maurel ou la défaite enchantée". L'Obs. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  4. ^ Brian Love (October 26, 2012), Anti-austerity stand on French left to test Hollande Reuters.
  5. ^ "Qui sont les candidats déclarés à la présidence du PS ?". Europe 1. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  6. ^ Quentin Laurent (12 October 2018). "Emmanuel Maurel quitte le PS". Le Parisien. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  7. ^ Mark John (February 14, 2013), Analysis: French reprieve on deficit may be short-lived Reuters.
  8. ^ Mark John and Brian Love (March 31, 2014), French left urges Hollande to drop reforms Reuters.
  9. ^ Eddy Wax (12 January 2023), Qatargate: Marc Tarabella steps down from EU Parliament Gulf delegation Politico Europe.

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