Françoise Dumas
Françoise Dumas (born 12 April 1960 in Alès) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) and of Territories of Progress (TDP) who was a member of the National Assembly of France from 2012 to 2022, representing Gard's 1st constituency.[1] She was previously a member of the Socialist Party.
Françoise Dumas | |
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| Member of the Municipal council of Nîmes | |
| In office 2014–2020 | |
| Mayor | Jean-Paul Fournier |
| Member of the National Assembly for Gard's 1st constituency | |
| In office 17 June 2012 – 22 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Yvan Lachaud |
| Succeeded by | Yoann Gillet |
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| Born | 12 April 1960 Alès, France |
| Political party | Renaissance |
| Children | 2 |
Political career
In parliament, Dumas served as member of the National Defence and Armed Forces Committee; from 2019 to 2022, she was the committee's chairwoman.[2][3] She was also a member of the Committee on European Affairs.
In addition to her committee assignments, Dumas was part of the parliamentary friendship groups with Cameroon, Gabon and Peru.
In the 2022 elections, Dumas lost in the second round to Yoann Gillet of National Rally.
Political positions
In July 2019, Dumas voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[4]
References
- "Françoise Dumas" (in French). National Assembly. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
- Remaniement des postes LREM à l'Assemblée: large prime aux sortants L'Obs, July 24, 2019.
- Manon Rescan (July 24, 2019), Le « presque faux renouvellement » des postes chez les députés LRM Le Monde.
- Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.