Laure de La Raudière

{{infobox officeholder

| name = Laure de La Raudière

| image = File:2016 09 13 Photos Laure closup.jpg

| office = Member of the National Assembly
for Eure-et-Loir's 3rd constituency

| term_start = 20 June 2007

| term_end = 21 January 2021

| predecessor = François Huwart

| successor = Luc Lamirault

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|02|12|df=yes}}

| birth_name = Laure du Tillet

| birth_place = Neuilly-sur-Seine, France

| nationality = French

| party = Agir
The Republicans

| alma_mater = École normale supérieure
Télécom ParisTech

}}

Laure de La Raudière (born 12 February 1965) is a French politician of Agir who has been serving chair of the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications, Postal and Print Media Distribution (ARCEP) since 2021. From 2007 until 2021, she was a member of the National Assembly of France, representing the Eure-et-Loir department.{{cite web

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|title=LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS

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|publisher=National Assembly of France

}}{{cite web|url=http://www.interieur.gouv.fr/sections/a_votre_service/resultats-elections/LG2007/028/circons03.html|title=RESULTATS DES ELECTIONS LEGISLATIVES|date=17 June 2007|language=French|accessdate=12 August 2010}}

Political career

From 2015 until 2017, De La Raudière was a member of The Republicans. Following the 2017 legislative election, she stood as a candidate for the National Assembly's presidency; in the vote, she lost against François de Rugy.[https://www.lefigaro.fr/secteur/high-tech/macron-choisit-la-deputee-laure-de-la-raudiere-a-la-tete-de-l-autorite-de-regulation-des-telecoms-20210105 Macron choisit la députée Laure de La Raudière à la tête de l'Autorité de régulation des télécoms] Le Figaro, January 5, 2021.

In parliament, De La Raudière served on the Committee on Economic Affairs. In addition to her committee assignments, she was a member of the French-Estonian Parliamentary Friendship Group and the French-Irish Parliamentary Friendship Group.[http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA331567 Laura De La Raudière] French National Assembly.

In November 2017, De La Raudière co-founded Agir.Emmanuel Galiero (March 31, 2018), [http://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/2018/03/30/01002-20180330ARTFIG00194-europe-les-constructifs-vantent-l-axe-juppe-macron.php Europe : les Constructifs vantent l'axe Juppé-Macron] Le Figaro. Under the leadership of party chairman Franck Riester, she has since been serving as deputy chair alongside Frédéric Lefebvre, Fabienne Keller and Claude Malhuret.

Chair of ARCEP

In January 2021, De la Raudière was nominated by President Emmanuel Macron as chairwoman of the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications, Postal and Print Media Distribution (ARCEP).[https://www.lefigaro.fr/secteur/high-tech/macron-choisit-la-deputee-laure-de-la-raudiere-a-la-tete-de-l-autorite-de-regulation-des-telecoms-20210105 Macron choisit la députée Laure de La Raudière à la tête de l'Autorité de régulation des télécoms] Le Figaro, January 5, 2021.[https://en.arcep.fr/news/press-releases/view/n/arcep-news-280121.html Laure de La Raudière is appointed as the new Chair of Arcep] Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications, Postal and Print Media Distribution (ARCEP), press release of January 28, 2021.

Political positions

In the Republicans’ 2016 presidential primaries, De La Raudière endorsed Bruno Le Maire as the party's candidate for the office of President of France.Ludovic Vigogne (April 20, 2016), [https://www.lopinion.fr/edition/politique/primaire-a-droite-liste-premiers-soutiens-parlementaires-101334 Bataillons: Primaire à droite: la liste des premiers soutiens parlementaires] L'Opinion.

In 2018, De La Raudière voted for the use of Glyphosate in cultural process in France.{{Cite web |url=https://trombi-glyphosate.agirpourlenvironnement.org/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2018-06-02 |archive-date=2020-03-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200308090105/https://trombi-glyphosate.agirpourlenvironnement.org/ |url-status=dead }}