Benjamin Dirx
{{short description|French politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{ infobox Politician
| name = Benjamin Dirx
| image = Benjamin DIRX député.png
| office = Member of the National Assembly
for Saône-et-Loire's 1st constituency
| term_start = 2017
| term_end =
| predecessor = Thomas Thévenoud
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|01|25|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Villefranche-sur-Saône, France
| nationality = French
| party = La République En Marche!
| alma_mater = University of Burgundy
}}
Benjamin Dirx (born 25 January 1979) is a French entrepreneur and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since the 2017 elections, representing the department of Saône-et-Loire.{{Cite web|url=http://elections.interieur.gouv.fr/legislatives-2017/071/07101.html |title=Elections législatives 2017 |accessdate=19 June 2017 |work=Ministry of the Interior |language=French}}
Political career
In parliament, Dirx has been a member of the Finance Committee since 2018. He has also been a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (2017-2018) and the Committee on European Affairs (2017-2020).[http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA722382 Benjamin Dirx] French National Assembly. On the Finance Committee, Dirx is the parliament's rapporteur on the national budget for higher educationMarie-Christine Corbier (19 July 2019), [https://www.lesechos.fr/politique-societe/societe/budget-2020-pour-les-universites-et-la-recherche-une-hausse-limitee-en-attendant-mieux-1039111 Budget 2020 : pour les universités et la recherche, une hausse limitée en attendant mieux] Les Échos. and on shareholder activism.Laurence Boisseau (6 June 2019), [https://www.lesechos.fr/finance-marches/marches-financiers/la-place-de-paris-se-mobilise-face-a-loffensive-des-fonds-activistes-1026895 La place de Paris se mobilise face à l'offensive des fonds activistes] Les Échos.
Since 2020, Dirx has been part of his parliamentary group's leadership under chair Christophe Castaner.[https://www.lepoint.fr/politique/deputes-lrem-aurore-berge-ex-rivale-de-castaner-nommee-presidente-deleguee-29-09-2020-2394215_20.php Députés LREM: Aurore Bergé, ex-rivale de Castaner, nommée "présidente déléguée"] Le Point, 29 September 2020.
Political positions
Together with Éric Woerth, Dirx published a non-legally binding report in 2019 which garnered international attention for its recommendations on preventing short-sellers and activists from unfairly destabilising French corporates. These included widening the disclosures of short positions to derivatives instruments, pushing for more transparency around the borrowing and lending of stock, and investigating whether market functions are jeopardised once short selling reaches a certain volume of shares.David Keohane and Harriet Agnew (2 October 2019), [https://www.ft.com/content/1a8fbed2-e4fe-11e9-b112-9624ec9edc59 France seeks crackdown on short sellers and activist investors ] Financial Times.Laurence Boisseau (3 December 2019), [https://www.lesechos.fr/finance-marches/marches-financiers/lactiviste-muddy-waters-defend-les-vertus-de-la-vente-a-decouvert-1153121 L'activiste Muddy Waters défend les vertus de la vente à découvert] Les Échos.
In July 2019, Dirx decided to abstain from a vote on the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.Maxime Vaudano (24 July 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.
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Category:Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Category:Renaissance (French political party) politicians
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic