Yaël Braun-Pivet

Yaël Braun-Pivet (French pronunciation: [jaɛl bʁon pivɛ]; born 7 December 1970) is a French lawyer and politician who has been serving as President of the French National Assembly since 28 June 2022. She is the first woman to hold this position.[2] A member of Renaissance (RE), she was previously Minister of the Overseas under Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne in 2022.[3] Braun-Pivet is currently serving as a member of the French National Assembly since 2017, representing the department of Yvelines.[4]

Yaël Braun-Pivet
Braun-Pivet in 2017
President of the National Assembly
Assumed office
28 June 2022
PresidentEmmanuel Macron
Preceded byRichard Ferrand
Minister of the Overseas
In office
20 May 2022 – 25 June 2022
PresidentEmmanuel Macron
Prime MinisterÉlisabeth Borne
Preceded bySébastien Lecornu
Succeeded byÉlisabeth Borne (Acting)
Member of the National Assembly
for Yvelines's 5th constituency
Assumed office
21 June 2017
Preceded byJacques Myard
Majority10,557 (29.24%)
Personal details
Born
Yaël Braun

(1970-12-07) 7 December 1970
Nancy, France
Political partyRenaissance
SpouseVianney Pivet
Children5
Alma materParis Nanterre University
ProfessionLawyer[1]

Political career

Before entering politics, Braun-Pivet volunteered with Restaurants du Cœur, a French charity, the main activity of which is to distribute food packages and hot meals to those in need.[5]

In parliament, Braun-Pivet chaired the Law Committee.[6] As part of her work on the committee, she led the work on a 2017 law regulating conflict of interest among elected officials, which had been initiated as a consequence of the Fillon affair.[7] From July 2018, she also chaired a parliamentary inquiry into the Benalla affair.[8]

In September 2018, after François de Rugy's appointment to the government, Braun-Pivet announced her candidacy for the presidency of the National Assembly; she eventually withdrew and instead endorsed Richard Ferrand.[9]

In February 2021, Braun-Pivet received the support of the entire National Assembly after being targeted by an email with anti-Semitic insults and threats; shortly after, the Paris prosecutor's office opened an investigation.[10]

Political positions

In July 2019, Braun-Pivet voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union's Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[11]

In 2021, Braun-Pivet proposed to create a new ad-hoc body to better supervise the government's decision-making process on the COVID-19 pandemic in France.[12]

Also in 2021, Braun-Pivet voted against La République En Marche !'s party line and instead supported draft legislation proposed by the Liberties and Territories group aimed at legalizing assisted suicide.[13]

Personal life

Braun-Pivet is married and has five children.[14] Braun-Pivet is Jewish and attended a Jewish school in Strasbourg and earned a degree in Private law from Paris Nanterre University.[15] Both her grandfathers exiled in France in the 1930s.[16][15] One of them, who came from Poland, received a French Resistance Medal after World War II.[16]

See also

References
  1. Manon Rescan (22 July 2017), Les débuts difficiles des LRM à la commission des lois Le Monde.
  2. "French lawmakers pick Yael Braun-Pivet as first ever woman president of National Assembly". Radio France Internationale. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  3. Patrick Roger (20 May 2022), Yaël Braun-Pivet, de la commission des lois de l’Assemblée au ministère des outre-mer Le Monde.
  4. "Elections législatives 2017". Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  5. Manon Rescan (22 July 2017), Les débuts difficiles des LRM à la commission des lois, in French, Le Monde.
  6. Yaël Braun-Pivet French National Assembly.
  7. Manon Rescan (22 July 2017), Les débuts difficiles des LRM à la commission des lois Le Monde.
  8. Laure Equy and Rachid Laïreche (24 July 2018), Yaël Braun-Pivet sous le feu des tensions Libération.
  9. Qui succédera à François de Rugy à la présidence de l’Assemblée nationale ? Le Monde, 6 September 2018.
  10. Antisémitisme : enquête ouverte après les menaces ayant visé Yaël Braun-Pivet (LREM) Le Figaro, 18 February 2021.
  11. Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.
  12. Dinah Cohen (2 February 2021), Covid-19: Braun-Pivet (LREM) réclame une nouvelle instance plus «transparente» que le Conseil de défense Le Figaro.
  13. Euthanasie : la présidente LREM de la commission des Lois à l’Assemblée défend «le droit de choisir sa fin de vie» Le Figaro, 14 March 2021.
  14. Manon Rescan (22 July 2017), Les débuts difficiles des LRM à la commission des lois Le Monde.
  15. Berman, Lazar (29 June 2022). "France taps Jewish lawyer to serve as first-ever female speaker". Times of Israel. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  16. Harkov, Lahov (29 June 2022). "France's first woman parliament speaker is a Jewish mother of 5". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
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