Jean-François Eliaou
Jean-François Eliaou (born 13 August 1956) is a French politician who served as a member of the National Assembly from 2017 to 2022,[1] representing the department of Hérault.[2] He is a member of Renaissance (RE).
Jean-François Eliaou | |
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| Member of the National Assembly for Hérault's 4th constituency | |
| In office 21 June 2017 – June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Frédéric Roig |
| Succeeded by | Sébastien Rome |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 August 1956 Nice |
| Nationality | French |
| Political party | Renaissance |
| Alma mater | University of Montpellier |
Early career
Eliaou is a pediatrician who is a member of the Cancer Research Institute of Montpellier, a professor at the Faculty of Medicine at Montpellier.[3]
Political career
In parliament, Eliaou served as member of the Committee on Legal Affairs[4] and the Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Choices (OPECST).[5] In addition to his committee assignments, he was a member of the French-Japanese Parliamentary Friendship Group.
In 2019, Eliaou steered through parliament a bioethics law extending to homosexual and single women free access to fertility treatments such as in vitro fertilisation (IVF) under France's national health insurance; it was one of the campaign promises of President Emmanuel Macron and marked the first major social reform of his five-year term.[6]
In 2021, Eliaou and Antoine Savignat jointly wrote a parliamentary report on the situation of unaccompanied minors in France's criminal law.[7]
He lost his seat in the first round of the 2022 French legislative election.[8]
References
- Marius Bocquet (13 June 2022), Résultats législatives 2022 : qui sont les 65 députés sortants éliminés au premier tour ? Le Figaro.
- http://www.francetvinfo.fr/elections/resultats/herault_34/herault_4ere-circonscription
- "Jean-François Eliaou, un médecin du CHU de Montpellier élu député de l'Hérault - Le Parisien". www.leparisien.fr. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017.
- Jean-François Eliaou French National Assembly.
- Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Choices (OPECST) Senate of France.
- Marion Solletty (July 23, 2019), France warms up to egg-freezing Politico Europe.
- Paule Gonzalès (March 15, 2021), Mineurs isolés: comment la justice peut s’adapter Le Figaro.
- "Législatives : le député sortant Jean-François Eliaou est battu dès le premier tour dans la 4e". ici, par France Bleu et France 3 (in French). 12 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.