Loïc Dombreval

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Loïc Dombreval
Charles-Ange Ginésy
Succeeded byLionel Tivoli
Personal details
Born (1966-04-16) 16 April 1966 (age 57)
La République En Marche!
Alma materUniversity of Burgundy

Loïc Dombreval (born 16 April 1966) is a French veterinarian and politician of

La République En Marche! (LREM) who served a single term (2017-2022) in the French National Assembly, representing the 2nd constituency of the department of Alpes-Maritimes.[1]

Early career

Dombreval worked as a veterinarian from 1990 until 1995 before taking on the position of communications director at Virbac's French subsidiary in 1995. From 1999 to 2000, he was a strategy consultant at Capgemini.

Political career

Having previously been an active member of the Democratic Movement (MoDem), Dombreval joined LREM in 2017.[2]

In parliament, Dombreval served on the Committee on Sustainable Development and Spatial Planning. In this capacity, he was the parliament's rapporteur on animal welfare and rights in France,[3][4] including a 2021 ban on the use of wild animals in live circus shows.[5]

In addition to his committee assignments, Dombreval was a member of the French-Namibian Parliamentary Friendship Group.[6]

In the 2022 elections Dombreval lost in the second round to

National Rally
.

Political positions

In July 2019, Dombreval decided not to align with his parliamentary group's majority and became one of 52 LREM members who abstained from a vote on the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[7]

In 2021, Dombreval led efforts to ban the practice of marmot hunting in France.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Elections législatives 2017". Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. ^ Aurélie Delmas (24 June 2017), La galaxie Macron sur les bancs de l’Assemblée Libération.
  3. ^ La lutte contre la maltraitance animale arrive devant les députés Le Figaro, 20 January 2021.
  4. ^ William Adkins (28 January 2021), French MPs want ban on cat and dog sales in pet stores Politico Europe.
  5. ^ France bans wild animals in circuses France 24, 18 November 2021.
  6. ^ Loïc Dombreval French National Assembly.
  7. ^ Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.
  8. ^ Thibault Roques (2 September 2021), Alpes-Maritimes : un député LREM veut interdire la chasse à la marmotte Le Figaro.