Laurent Furst
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| office = Deputy for Bas-Rhin's 6th constituency
| term_start = 20 June 2012
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| predecessor = Alain Ferry
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|05|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = Colmar, Haut-Rhin, France
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Laurent Furst (born 19 May 1965) is a French politician of the Republicans who has been serving as a deputy of the National Assembly since 2012, representing Bas-Rhin's 6th constituency.{{Cite web|title=M. Laurent Furst - Mandat clos - Bas-Rhin (6e circonscription) - Assemblée nationale|url=http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA266774|access-date=2020-12-05|website=www2.assemblee-nationale.fr}}
Political career
Furst was elected to the National Assembly in 2012 having served as mayor of Molsheim since 1995.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Ma biographie|url=http://www.laurentfurst.fr/ma-biographie/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190319033603/http://www.laurentfurst.fr/ma-biographie/|archive-date=2019-03-19|access-date=2020-12-05|website=}} In parliament, he serves on the Defence Committee. In addition to his committee assignments, he is a member of the French-Slovakian Parliamentary Friendship Group.[http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA266774 Laurent Furst] French National Assembly.
Political positions
In the Republicans’ 2016 presidential primaries, Furst endorsed Jean-François Copé as the party’s candidate for the office of President of France.Judith Waintraub (May 7, 2016), [https://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/2016/05/07/01002-20160507ARTFIG00137-jean-francois-cope-se-qualifie-pour-la-primaire-a-droite.php Jean-François Copé se qualifie pour la primaire à droite] Le Figaro. In the Republicans’ 2017 leadership election, he endorsed Laurent Wauquiez.Ludovic Vigogne (October 11, 2017), [https://www.lopinion.fr/edition/politique/liste-136-parrains-laurent-wauquiez-135723 La liste des 136 parrains de Laurent Wauquiez] L'Opinion.
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Category:The Republicans (France) 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