Christophe Blanchet (born 9 April 1973) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly, representing the 4th constituency of Calvados.[1]
Christophe Blanchet | |
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| Member of the National Assembly for Calvados's 4th constituency | |
| Assumed office 21 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Nicole Ameline |
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| Born | 9 April 1973 Caen, France |
| Political party | MoDem La République En Marche! |
| Alma mater | INSEEC Business School |
In Parliament, Blanchet serves on the Defense Committee. In addition to his committee assignments, he is a member of the French-Paraguayan Parliamentary Friendship Group.[2]
In late 2019, Blanchet was one of 17 members of the Defense Committee who co-signed a letter to Prime Minister Édouard Philippe in which they warned that the 365 million euro ($406 million) sale of aerospace firm Groupe Latécoère to U.S. fund Searchlight Capital raised “questions about the preservation of know-how and France’s defense industry base” and urged government intervention.[3][4]
In late 2020, Blanchet left the LREM group and instead joined the MoDem group.[5][6]
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- ^ "Elections législatives 2017" (in French). Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 16 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ Christophe Blanchet French National Assembly.
- ^ Michel Cabirol (23 November 2019), Ventes de Photonis et Latécoère: 17 députés souhaitent une approche souveraine La Tribune.
- ^ Laurence Frost (9 January 2020), Concerns over U.S. Latecoere purchase overblown: Dassault CEO Reuters.
- ^ Trois députés quittent le groupe LRM pour celui du MoDem Le Monde, 7 September 2020.
- ^ Isabelle Ficek (8 September 2020), Le groupe Modem accumule les renforts à l'Assemblée Les Echos.