Bruno Fuchs (politician)
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{{short description|French politician (born 1959)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{infobox officeholder
| name = Bruno Fuchs
| image = Bruno Fuchs, portrait (2024).jpg
| caption = Fuchs in 2024
| office = President of the Foreign Affairs Committee
of the National Assembly
| term_start = 9 October 2024
| predecessor = Jean-Noël Barrot
| office2 = Member of the National Assembly
for Haut-Rhin's 6th constituency
| term_start2 = 21 June 2017
| term_end2 =
| predecessor2= Francis Hillmeyer
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|04|07|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Colmar, France
| nationality = French
| party = La République En Marche!
| alma_mater = ISG Business School
| spouse = Véronique Robert
}}
Bruno Fuchs ({{IPA|fr|bʁyno fyks}}; born 7 April 1959) is a French 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 Haut-Rhin.{{Cite web|url=http://elections.interieur.gouv.fr/legislatives-2017/068/06806.html |title=Elections législatives 2017 |accessdate=19 June 2017 |work=Ministry of the Interior |language=French}}
Political career
In parliament, Fuchs serves as member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on European Affairs.[http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA722284 Bruno Fuchs] French National Assembly. He is also a member of the French parliamentary friendship groups with Cuba and Turkey.
In addition to his committee assignments, Fuchs has been a member of the French delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe since 2017. In this capacity, he serves on the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination.[https://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/AssemblyList/MP-Details-EN.asp?MemberID=7780 Bruno Fuchs] Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
He was elected to a second term in the 2022 legislative election, winning 55% of the vote in the runoff against National Rally candidate Christelle Ritz.{{Cite web |date=20 June 2022 |last=Guilloteau |first=Élise |title= Bruno Fuchs, réélu, veut « travailler avec tout le monde » |url=https://www.lalsace.fr/elections/2022/06/20/bruno-fuchs-reelu-veut-travailler-avec-tout-le-monde |access-date=7 February 2025 |website=L'Alsace |language=fr}}
In the 2024 snap election, he defeated Ritz again in a rematch after left-wing candidate Florence Claudepierre, who had also qualified for the runoff, withdrew to prevent the National Rally from winning the seat.{{Cite web |date=7 July 2024 |last=Marchetti |first=Michèle |title= Mulhouse-Illzach : Bruno Fuchs, « très très content » d’être réélu |url=https://www.lalsace.fr/elections/2024/07/07/mulhouse-illzach-bruno-fuchs-tres-tres-content-d-etre-reelu |access-date=7 February 2025 |website=L'Alsace |language=fr}}
In October 2024, he was elected to lead Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly after its president Jean-Noël Barrot was appointed as Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs.{{Cite web |date=9 October 2024 |title= Bruno Fuchs, président de la commission des affaires étrangères |url=https://www.lalsace.fr/politique/2024/10/09/bruno-fuchs-president-la-commission-des-affaires-etrangeres |access-date=7 February 2025 |website=L'Alsace |language=fr}}
Political positions
In July 2019, Fuchs voted in favour of 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.
See also
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Category:Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
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Category:Politicians from Grand Est
Category:French people of German descent
Category:Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
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