Frédéric Barbier (politician)
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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
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| name = Frédéric Barbier
| image = 2015-01-27 20-59-53 meeting-ps-audincourt.jpg
| office = Member of the National Assembly for Doubs's 4th constituency
| term_start = 2015
| term_end = 2022
| predecessor = Pierre Moscovici
| successor = Géraldine Grangier
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|8|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Audincourt, France
| nationality = French
| party = Socialist{{small| (2015-2017)}}
La République En Marche!{{small| (2017 onwards)
Territories of Progress (2020 onwards)}}
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Frédéric Barbier (born 30 August 1960) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) and of Territories of Progress (TDP) who was a member of the French National Assembly from 2015 to 2022, representing the department of Doubs.{{Cite web|url=http://elections.interieur.gouv.fr/legislatives-2017/025/02504.html |title=Elections législatives 2017 |accessdate=19 June 2017 |work=Ministry of the Interior |language=French}}
Political career
Having previously been affiliated with the Socialist Party, Barbier joined LREM in 2016.Aurélie Delmas (24 June 2017), [https://www.liberation.fr/apps/2017/07/galaxie-macron-assemblee/ La galaxie Macron sur les bancs de l’Assemblée] Libération. In 2020, he joined Territories of Progress.
In parliament, Barbier serves as member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.[http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA642724 Frédéric Barbier] French National Assembly. In addition to his committee assignments, he is a member of the French-German Parliamentary Friendship Group.
Political positions
In October 2017, Barbier was the only LREM member to vote against the reform of the solidarity tax on wealth (ISF) and against the increase in the general social contribution (CSG) for pensioners.
In July 2019, Barbier 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 (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
References
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Category:People from Audincourt
Category:Socialist Party (France) politicians
Category:Renaissance (French political party) politicians
Category:Territories of Progress politicians
Category:Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Category:Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic