Christophe Lejeune
{{short description|French politician}}
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| name = Christophe Lejeune
| image = Christophe Lejeune.jpg
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| office = Member of the French National Assembly for Haute-Saône's 2nd constituency
| term_start = 21 June 2017
| predecessor = Jean-Michel Villaumé
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|3|22|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Luxeuil-les-Bains, France
| party = La République En Marche!
| profession =
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Christophe Lejeune ({{IPA|fr|kʁistɔf ləʒœn}}; born 22 March 1968) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Haute-Saône.{{Cite web|url=http://elections.interieur.gouv.fr/legislatives-2017/070/07002.html |title=Elections législatives 2017 |accessdate=19 June 2017 |work=Ministry of the Interior |language=French}}
Political career
In parliament, Lejeune serves on the Defense Committee. In addition to his committee assignments, he is a member of the French-Belarusian Parliamentary Friendship Group.[http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA722320 Christophe Lejeune] French National Assembly.
In November 2019, 20 members of the yellow vests movement tried to force open the door of Lejeune's house in the Haute-Saône.Adam Nossiter (15 January 2019), [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/15/world/europe/macron-yellow-vests-menace.html Macron Hopes Talk Will Calm France, but an Air of Menace Prevails] The New York Times.
Political positions
In July 2019, Lejeune decided not to align with his 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.
In late 2019, Lejeune 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.
See also
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Category:Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Category:Renaissance (French political party) politicians