Anne Blanc
{{Short description|French politician (born 1966)}}
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| constituency_MP2 = Aveyron's 2nd constituency
| parliament2 = French
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| predecessor2 = Marie-Lou Marcel
| successor2 = Laurent Alexandre
| term_start2 = 21 June 2017
| term_end2 = 2022
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| birth_place = Rodez, Aveyron, France
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| residence = Naucelle, France
| nationality = French
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| occupation = Politician
| party = En Marche!
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Anne Blanc (born 20 July 1966) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served as a member of the French National Assembly from 2017 to 2022, representing the department of Aveyron.{{Cite web|url=http://elections.interieur.gouv.fr/legislatives-2017/012/01202.html |title=Elections législatives 2017 |accessdate=19 June 2017 |work=Ministry of the Interior |language=French}}
Political career
In parliament, Blanc served on the Committee on Economic Affairs. In addition to her committee assignments, she chaired the French-Brazilian Parliamentary Friendship Group.[http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA718990 Anne Blanc] French National Assembly.
Political positions
In April 2018, Blanc joined other co-signatories around Sébastien Nadot in officially filing a request for a commission of inquiry into the legality of French weapons sales to the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, days before an official visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Paris.John Irish and Marine Pennetier (5 April 2018), [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-saudi-arms/ahead-of-saudi-prince-visit-macron-lawmaker-asks-for-inquiry-over-french-arms-sales-idUSKCN1HC2N9 Ahead of Saudi prince visit, Macron lawmaker asks for inquiry over French arms sales] Reuters.
In July 2019, Blanc decided not to align with her parliamentary group's majority and became one of 52 LREM members who abstained from a vote on the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.Maxime Vaudano (July 24, 2019), [https://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2019/07/24/ceta-qui-a-vote-quoi-parmi-les-deputes_5493039_4355770.html CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés] Le Monde.
See also
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Category:Radical Party of the Left politicians
Category:Renaissance (French political party) politicians
Category:Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Category:Members of Parliament for Aveyron
Category:Women members of the National Assembly (France)
Category:21st-century French women politicians
Category:Departmental councillors (France)
Category:Mayors of places in Occitania (administrative region)