Jean-François Cesarini
{{Short description|French politician (1970–2020)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{infobox officeholder
| name = Jean-François Cesarini
| image = Jean-François Cesarini.jpg
| caption = Jean-François Cesarini in 2017
| office = Member of the National Assembly
for Vaucluse's 1st constituency
| term_start = 21 June 2017
| term_end = 29 March 2020
| predecessor = Michèle Fournier-Armand
| successor = Souad Zitouni
| birth_date = {{birth date|1970|09|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Avignon, France
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|03|29|1970|09|30|df=yes}}
| death_place = Marseille, France
| death_cause = Cancer
| nationality = French
| party = La République En Marche! (2017–2020)
| otherparty = Socialist Party (until 2017)
| alma_mater = Paul Valéry University Montpellier 3
}}
Jean-François Cesarini (30 September 1970 – 29 March 2020) was a French politician who represented the 1st constituency of the Vaucluse department in the National Assembly from 2017 until his death in 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.laprovence.com/actu/en-direct/5947204/vaucluse-deces-de-jean-francois-cesarini-depute-lrem-de-la-premiere-circonscription.html |title=Vaucluse : décès de Jean-François Cesarini, député LREM de la première circonscription |work=La Provence |date=29 March 2020 |accessdate=29 March 2020 |language=FR}}{{Cite web|url=http://elections.interieur.gouv.fr/legislatives-2017/084/08401.html |title=Elections législatives 2017 |accessdate=19 June 2017 |work=Ministry of the Interior |language=French}} He was a member of La République En Marche! (LREM).
Political career
Having previously been an active member of the Socialist Party, Cesarini joined LREM in 2017.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, 9 September 2019.
In parliament, Cesarini served on the Committee on Sustainable Development and Spatial Planning. In addition to his committee assignments, he was a member of the study group on Taiwan and of the French delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).[http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA721860 Jean-François Cesarini] French National Assembly.
Political positions
In early 2019, together with around twenty other LREM members, Cesarini proposed to re-establish a solidarity tax on wealth, which had been abolished the previous year.Cédric Pietralunga and Audrey Tonnelier (7 February 2019), [https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2019/02/07/isf-des-deputes-lrm-remettent-en-cause-le-ruissellement_5420443_823448.html ISF : des députés LRM remettent en cause le « ruissellement »] Le Monde.
In July 2019, Cesarini voted in favor 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.
In September 2019, together with other members of the left-wing of the LREM group, Cesarini called for migrants to be distributed in rural areas with labour shortages. In November 2019, he co-signed a position paper with ten other LREM members to oppose the government's planned measures on the provision of health services to immigrants.[https://www.bfmtv.com/politique/en-durcissant-le-ton-sur-l-immigration-macron-seme-le-trouble-au-sein-de-la-republique-en-marche-1769803.html En durcissant le ton sur l'immigration, Macron sème le trouble au sein de La République en marche] BFM TV, 8 September 2019.
See also
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Category:Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Category:Renaissance (French political party) politicians
Category:Politicians from Avignon
Category:Politicians from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur