Loïc Dombreval‎

{{short description|French politician}}

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{{infobox officeholder

| name = Loïc Dombreval

| image = File:Loic banniere.jpg

| office = Member of the National Assembly
for Alpes-Maritimes's 2nd constituency

| term_start = 21 June 2017

| term_end = 22 June 2022

| predecessor = Charles-Ange Ginésy

| successor = Lionel Tivoli

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|4|16|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Boulogne-Billancourt, France

| nationality = French

| party = La République En Marche!

| alma_mater = University of Burgundy

| profession =

}}

Loïc Dombreval (born 16 April 1966) is a French veterinarian and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served a single term (2017-2022) in the French National Assembly, representing the 2nd constituency of the department of Alpes-Maritimes.{{Cite web|url=http://elections.interieur.gouv.fr/legislatives-2017/006/00602.html |title=Elections législatives 2017 |access-date=19 June 2017 |work=Ministry of the Interior |language=French}}

Early career

Dombreval worked as a veterinarian from 1990 until 1995 before taking on the position of communications director at Virbac's French subsidiary in 1995. From 1999 to 2000, he was a strategy consultant at Capgemini.

Political career

Having previously been an active member of the Democratic Movement (MoDem), Dombreval 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.

In parliament, Dombreval served on the Committee on Sustainable Development and Spatial Planning. In this capacity, he was the parliament's rapporteur on animal welfare and rights in France,[https://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/la-lutte-contre-la-maltraitance-animale-arrive-devant-les-deputes-20210120 La lutte contre la maltraitance animale arrive devant les députés] Le Figaro, 20 January 2021.William Adkins (28 January 2021), [https://www.politico.eu/article/france-considers-banning-cat-and-dog-sales-in-pet-stores/ French MPs want ban on cat and dog sales in pet stores] Politico Europe. including a 2021 ban on the use of wild animals in live circus shows.[https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20211118-france-bans-wild-animals-in-circuses France bans wild animals in circuses] France 24, 18 November 2021.

In addition to his committee assignments, Dombreval was a member of the French-Namibian Parliamentary Friendship Group.[http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA718894 Loïc Dombreval] French National Assembly.

In the 2022 elections Dombreval lost in the second round to Lionel Tivoli of National Rally.

Political positions

In July 2019, Dombreval 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.

In 2021, Dombreval led efforts to ban the practice of marmot hunting in France.Thibault Roques (2 September 2021), [https://www.lefigaro.fr/demain/environnement/alpes-maritimes-un-depute-lrem-veut-interdire-la-chasse-a-la-marmotte-20210902 Alpes-Maritimes : un député LREM veut interdire la chasse à la marmotte] Le Figaro.

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