Christophe Blanchet

{{Short description|French politician (born 1973)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}

{{infobox Politician

| name = Christophe Blanchet

| image = Christophe Blanchet à Honfleur.jpg

| caption =

| office = Member of the National Assembly
for Calvados's 4th constituency

| term_start = 21 June 2017

| predecessor = Nicole Ameline

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|9 April 1973|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Caen, France

| party = MoDem
Renaissance

| alma_mater = INSEEC Business School

}}

Christophe Blanchet (born 9 April 1973) is a French politician of Renaissance (RE) who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly, representing the 4th constituency of Calvados.{{Cite web |url=http://elections.interieur.gouv.fr/legislatives-2017/014/01404.html |title=Elections législatives 2017 |accessdate=19 June 2017 |publisher=Ministry of the Interior |language=French |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616000046/http://elections.interieur.gouv.fr/legislatives-2017/014/01404.html |archive-date=16 June 2017 |url-status=dead }}

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.[http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA719024 Christophe Blanchet] French National Assembly.

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.Michel Cabirol (23 November 2019), [https://www.latribune.fr/entreprises-finance/industrie/aeronautique-defense/ventes-de-photonis-et-latecoere-17-deputes-souhaitent-une-approche-souveraine-833806.html Ventes de Photonis et Latécoère: 17 députés souhaitent une approche souveraine] La Tribune.Laurence Frost (9 January 2020), [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-latecoere-investment/concerns-over-u-s-latecoere-purchase-overblown-dassault-ceo-idUSKBN1Z81SF Concerns over U.S. Latecoere purchase overblown: Dassault CEO] Reuters.

In late 2020, Blanchet left the LREM group and instead joined the MoDem group.[https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2020/09/07/trois-deputes-quittent-le-groupe-lrm-pour-celui-du-modem_6051337_823448.html Trois députés quittent le groupe LRM pour celui du MoDem] Le Monde, 7 September 2020.Isabelle Ficek (8 September 2020), [https://www.lesechos.fr/politique-societe/politique/le-groupe-modem-accumule-les-renforts-a-lassemblee-1240559 Le groupe Modem accumule les renforts à l'Assemblée] Les Echos.