Jean-Louis Bourlanges | |
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.jpg) Bourlanges in 2017 | |
| Member of theNational Assembly | |
| In office 21 June 2017 – 9 June 2024 | |
| Parliament | 15th and16th(Fifth French Republic) |
| Election | 18 June 2017 19 June 2022 |
| Preceded by | Jean-Marc Germain |
| Parliamentary group | MoDem(2017-2020) MDDA(2020-2022) DEM(2022-2024) |
| Constituency | Hauts-de-Seine's12th constituency |
| President of theForeign Affairs Committee of theNational Assembly | |
| In office 27 January 2021 – 9 June 2024 | |
| Election | 27 January 2021 30 June 2022 |
| Preceded by | Marielle de Sarnez |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 25 July 1989 – 31 December 2007 | |
| Parliament | 3rd,4th,5th and6th |
| Succeeded by | Brigitte Fouré |
| Parliamentary group | EPP |
| Constituency | France |
| President of theEuropean Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs | |
| In office 22 July 2004 – 20 February 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Jorge Hernandez Mollard |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Marie Cavada |
| President of theEuropean Parliament Committee on Budgetary Control | |
| In office 28 April 1993 – 18 July 1994 | |
| Succeeded by | Alain Lamassoure |
| Membre of theRegional Council of High Normandy | |
| In office 21 March 1986 – 20 March 1998 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1946-07-13)13 July 1946 (age 78) Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Political party | Union for French Democracy (until 2007) Democratic Movement(2017–present) |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po École nationale d'administration |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
Jean-Louis Bourlanges (French pronunciation:[ʒɑ̃lwibuʁlɑ̃ʒ]; born 13 July 1946) is a French politician who represented the12th constituency of theHauts-de-Seinedepartment in theNational Assembly from2017 to2024. A member of theDemocratic Movement (MoDem), he presided over theCommittee on Foreign Affairs of the National Assembly from 2021.
Bourlanges previously served asMember of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1989 to 2007. He was elected on theUnion for French Democracy (UDF) list and sat with theAlliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group.[1]
He is a graduate of theParis Institute of Political Studies (better known as Sciences Po), where he is currently an associate professor.
Bourlanges, a graduate of theÉcole nationale d'administration who was appointed an auditor of theCourt of Audit in 1979, was amunicipal councillor ofDieppe (1983–1989) andregional councillor ofHaute-Normandie (1986–1998).
During his time as aMember of the European Parliament, Bourlanges served on theCommittee on Transport and Tourism (1989–1993), theCommittee on Budgetary Control (1993–1999), theCommittee on Budgets (1994–2002) and theCommittee on International Trade (2005–2007), among others. From 2003 until 2004 he chaired theCommittee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.[2]
Following the2004 European elections, Bourlanges was instrumental in establishing theAlliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group in the European Parliament.[3] In 2007, he left his parliamentary seat two years before the next elections.[4] He was succeeded in the European Parliament byBrigitte Fouré.
Ahead of the2007 French presidential election, Bourlanges was a vocal critic of efforts made by theSocialist Party's candidateSégolène Royal to seek the endorsement of his party, theUnion for French Democracy.[5] In the second round of the election, he supportedNicolas Sarkozy of theUnion for a Popular Movement.
Bourlanges was a regular contributor to the radio broadcastL'Esprit public onFrance Culture until 2017.[6]
Following the2012 French legislative election, Bourlanges supportedJean-Louis Borloo's initiative to establish the new centre-rightUnion of Democrats and Independents party.[7]
Ahead of the2017 presidential election, Bourlanges quit his role as a radio commentator and publicly endorsedEmmanuel Macron.[8] He was critical of the Union of Democrats and Independents' support ofThe Republicans nomineeFrançois Fillon.[9]
In the2017 election for theNational Assembly, Bourlanges was elected as the Member of Parliament forHauts-de-Seine's 12th constituency with the support ofLa République En Marche! as a member of theDemocratic Movement.
In Parliament, Bourlanges has since been serving on theCommittee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on European Affairs. From 2017 until 2019, he was also a member of theFinance Committee. Since 2019, she has also been a member of the French delegation to theFranco-German Parliamentary Assembly.[10] In January 2021, Bourlanges was elected to succeedMarielle de Sarnez at the presidency of the Foreign Affairs Committee.
In May 2022, Bourlanges was a notable critic of the appointment ofPap Ndiaye as Education Minister in thegovernment of Prime MinisterÉlisabeth Borne by PresidentEmmanuel Macron.[11] The following month, he won reelection to a second term in the National Assembly in the2022 legislative election.
On 1 December 2022, Bourlanges was among the guests invited to thestate dinner hosted byU.S. PresidentJoe Biden in honor ofPresidentEmmanuel Macron at theWhite House.[12]
In July 2019, Bourlanges voted in favour of the French ratification of theEuropean Union'sComprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) withCanada.[15]
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