Frédéric Lefebvre
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Frédéric Lefebvre | |
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In office 14 November 2010 – 10 May 2012 | |
President | Nicolas Sarkozy |
Prime Minister | François Fillon |
Preceded by | Hervé Novelli |
Succeeded by | Benoît Hamon |
Personal details | |
Born | Neuilly-sur-Seine, France | 14 October 1963
Political party | Renaissance (since 2019) Agir The Republicans UMP RPR |
Spouse | Valérie Lefebvre |
Children | Quentin & Alix |
Profession | Lawyer |
Frédéric Lefebvre (French pronunciation:
Political career
Lefebvre was first elected to the National Assembly in the 2007 elections. In parliament, he served on the Finance Committee from 2007 until 2009.[2] In 2008, he introduced an amendment to President Nicolas Sarkozy's immigration law to allow illegal foreign employees to apply for work permits if their employers can show they are important to the economy.[3]
Lefebvre was the UMP's candidate in the for First constituency for French residents overseas (for French expatriates in Canada and the United States) in the 2012 legislative election,[4][5] but lost against Corinne Narassiguin, who received 54.01% of the votes. On 15 February 2013, the Constitutional Council canceled the election and said Corinne Narassiguin ineligible.[6] He topped the first round of the early parliamentary elections, and after the second round, 9 June 2013, he was elected against the Socialist candidate, Frank Scemama, with 53.72% of the vote. He subsequently served on the Defence Committee from 2013 until 2017.[7]
On 11 February 2014, Lefebvre was among the guests invited to the
Lefebvre was a candidate in the 2016 Republican presidential primary.[9]
In the
In November 2017, Lefebvre was among the co-founders of Agir[10] and served as the party's vice-chairman.[11] In 2019, however, he joined LREM.[12]
References
- ^ "Lefebvre, le député du président". Le Parisien. 27 May 2008. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
- National Assembly.
- ^ Celestine Bohlen (May 27, 2008), French illegal workers' strike puts their value to test International Herald Tribune.
- ^ "Amérique du Nord : l'UMP désigne Lefebvre" Archived 2016-05-27 at the Wayback Machine, Le Journal du dimanche, 25 November 2011
- New York Times.
- New York Times.
- National Assembly.
- ^ Expected Attendees at Tonight’s State Dinner Office of the First Lady of the United States, press release of 11 February 2014.
- ^ "Les Républicains struggle to show unity as presidential primary heats up". 15 February 2016.
- ^ Marion Mourgue (November 26, 2017), «Agir, la droite constructive», une nouvelle force politique à droite Le Figaro.
- ^ Luke Baker (June 3, 2019), Exit of French center-right leader bolsters Macron's grip Reuters.
- ^ Albert Zennou (September 18, 2019), Frédéric Lefebvre: «J’ai décidé d’adhérer à En marche!» Le Figaro.
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