Emmanuel Maurel
{{short description|French politician (born 1973)}}
{{infobox Politician
| name = Emmanuel Maurel
| image = Meeting France insoumise 24 mars 2019, Nevers - Emmanuel Maurel 01 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Emmanuel Maurel in 2019
| office = Member of the National Assembly
for Val-d'Oise's 3rd constituency
| term_start = 8 July 2024
| predecessor = Cécile Rilhac
| office2 = Member of the European Parliament
| term_start2 = 1 July 2014
| term_end2 = 15 July 2024
| constituency2 = North West
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|05|10|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Épinay-sur-Seine, France
| alma_mater = Sciences Po
Paris-Sorbonne University
| party = New Popular Front
Republican and Socialist Left (2018)
}}
Emmanuel Maurel (born 10 May 1973 in Épinay-sur-Seine), is a French politician. He was a member of the board of the French Socialist Party.{{cite news|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2017/07/08/le-parti-socialiste-a-l-heure-de-la-refondation_5157740_823448.html|title=Le Parti socialiste a désigné sa direction collégiale provisoire|date=8 July 2017|access-date=16 April 2019|newspaper=Le Monde}} He was a candidate for the leadership of the Socialist Party{{cite web|url=https://www.nouvelobs.com/politique/20121012.OBS5576/maurel-je-suis-candidat-pour-etre-premier-secretaire-du-ps.html|title=Maurel : "Je suis candidat pour être premier secrétaire du PS"|website=L'Obs|date=12 October 2012|access-date=16 April 2019}} but lost against Harlem Désir,{{cite web|url=https://www.nouvelobs.com/politique/le-congres-du-ps/20121019.OBS6371/ps-maurel-ou-la-defaite-enchantee.html|title=PS : Maurel ou la défaite enchantée|website=L'Obs|date=19 October 2012|access-date=16 April 2019}} winning almost a third of the votes.Brian Love (October 26, 2012), [https://www.reuters.com/article/france-socialists-idUSL5E8LOFP420121026 Anti-austerity stand on French left to test Hollande] Reuters.
Maurel was a declared candidate for the leadership of the Socialist Party at the Aubervilliers Congress in 2018.{{cite news|title=Qui sont les candidats déclarés à la présidence du PS ?|url=http://www.europe1.fr/politique/qui-sont-les-candidats-declares-a-la-presidence-du-ps-3542540|publisher=Europe 1|date=10 January 2018|access-date=16 January 2018}} On 12 October, he announced his departure from the party.{{cite news|author=Quentin Laurent|title=Emmanuel Maurel quitte le PS|url=http://www.leparisien.fr/politique/emmanuel-maurel-quitte-le-ps-11-10-2018-7916943.php|newspaper=Le Parisien|date=12 October 2018|access-date=13 October 2018}} He is currently part of the Republican and Socialist Left.
Political career
=Career in national politics=
In the 2011 Socialist Party presidential primary, Maurel endorsed the campaign of Martine Aubry and opposed François Hollande.
In 2012, Maurel co-founded the "Now The Left" grouping alongside Senator Marie-Noëlle Lienemann. Together they urged President Hollande to abandon his 2013 deficit targets and embark on a dash for growth.Mark John (February 14, 2013), [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-deficit-idUSBRE91D0ZQ20130214 Analysis: French reprieve on deficit may be short-lived] Reuters. Following the Socialist Party’s losses in the 2014 municipal elections, Maurel and Lienemann co-authored an open letter addressed to Hollande, calling on him to return to Socialist basics, end a freeze on public sector salaries, and raise the minimum salary and pensions.Mark John and Brian Love (March 31, 2014), [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-elections-left-idUSBREA2U0LD20140331 French left urges Hollande to drop reforms] Reuters.
=Member of the European Parliament, 2014–present=
Maurel has been a Member of the European Parliament since the 2014 European elections. A member of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats group, he has since been serving on the Committee on International Trade. He was also member of the Special Committee on Tax Rulings and Other Measures Similar in Nature or Effect (2015-2016) and the Committee of Inquiry into Money Laundering, Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion (2016-2017) that investigated the Panama Papers revelations and tax avoidance schemes more broadly.
In addition to his committee assignments, Maurel is a member of the parliament’s delegation for relations with India. Since 2023, he has also been chairing the delegation to the Maghreb countries.Eddy Wax (12 January 2023), [https://www.politico.eu/article/qatargate-marc-tarabella-step-down-eu-parliament-gulf-delegation/ Qatargate: Marc Tarabella steps down from EU Parliament Gulf delegation] Politico Europe.
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Emmanuel Maurel}}
- [http://emmanuelmaurel.fr/ Official website (French)]
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Category:People from Épinay-sur-Seine
Category:Politicians from Île-de-France
Category:Republican and Socialist Left politicians
Category:Socialist Party (France) MEPs
Category:MEPs for West France 2014–2019
Category:MEPs for France 2019–2024
Category:Deputies of the 17th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic