M'jid El Guerrab
{{Short description|French politician (born 1983)}}
{{infobox officeholder
| name = M'jid El Guerrab
| image = Image 2020-07-25 at 12.04.04.jpg
| office = Member of the National Assembly for the Ninth Overseas constituency
| term_start = 21 June 2017
| term_end = 21 June 2022
| predecessor = Pouria Amirshahi
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|04|25|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Aurillac, France
| nationality = French
| party = PS (1997-2017)
LREM (2017-2018)
MR (since 2018)
| alma_mater = Sciences Po Aix
| successor = Karim Ben Cheïkh
}}
M'jid El Guerrab (born 25 April 1983) is a French politician of the Radical Movement (MR) who was elected as a member of the National Assembly in 19 June 2017, representing the 9th district of French people living abroad, which includes the Maghreb and part of West Africa.{{cite news|title=Législatives françaises: 10 macronistes sur 11 élus des Français de l'étranger|url=http://www.rfi.fr/france/20170619-legislatives-francaises-10-deputes-etranger-macronistes-11|accessdate=22 June 2017|work=Radio France International|date=June 19, 2017}}
Early life
El Guerrab, the son of Moroccan immigrants, was born on 25 April 1983 in Aurillac.{{cite news|url=https://www.marianne.net/politique/depute-lrem-m-jid-el-guerrab-portrait-ambition-feroce-explosion-en-vol-coups-casque|title=M'Jid El Guerrab : de l'ambition féroce à l'explosion en vol|first=Étienne|last=Girard|publisher=marianne.net|date=September 7, 2017|accessdate=April 6, 2018|language=French}}
Political career
El Guerrab joined the Socialist Party at the age of 14.[https://www.nouvelobs.com/politique/20170901.OBS4137/qui-est-m-jid-el-guerrab-le-depute-lrem-place-en-garde-a-vue-pour-violences-aggravees-sur-un-cadre-ps.html Qui est M'Jid El Guerrab, le député LREM placé en garde à vue pour "violences aggravées" sur un cadre PS ?] L'Obs, September 1, 2017. From 2006, he worked on the staff of Ségolène Royal.[https://www.nouvelobs.com/politique/20170901.OBS4137/qui-est-m-jid-el-guerrab-le-depute-lrem-place-en-garde-a-vue-pour-violences-aggravees-sur-un-cadre-ps.html Qui est M'Jid El Guerrab, le député LREM placé en garde à vue pour "violences aggravées" sur un cadre PS ?] L'Obs, September 1, 2017.
In parliament, El Guerrab served on the Defence Committee (2017-2018) and the Finance Committee (2017-2019) before moving to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.[http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA720996 M'jid El Guerrab] National Assembly.
In addition to his committee assignments, El Guerrab is part of the French parliamentary friendship groups with Burkina Faso, Liberia and Mali.[http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA720996 M'jid El Guerrab] National Assembly.
After he was indicted in September 2017, El Guerrab was threatened with expulsion from LREM and subsequently announced his departure from the party.[https://www.liberation.fr/direct/element/mjid-el-guerrab-demissionne-de-lrem-mais-reste-depute_70143/ M'Jid El Guerrab démissionne de LREM mais reste député] Libération, September 5, 2017.Jean-Baptiste Daoulas (December 22, 2017), [https://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/politique/assemblees/m-jid-el-guerrab-un-paria-a-l-assemblee_1970567.html M'jid El Guerrab, un paria à l'Assemblée] L'Express.
Controversy
In September 2017, El Guerrab was detained by police after a fight with Socialist Party lawmaker Boris Faure; Faure was hospitalized after El Guerrab hit him with a motorcycle helmet.Sylvie Corbet (September 1, 2017), [https://apnews.com/article/ce8de23812c9449cb0246a365cecc38e French lawmaker detained by police after a scuffle] Associated Press. In 2022 he was sentenced to 3 years in prison for the assault.{{cite web | url=https://california18.com/legislative-mp-mjid-el-guerrab-sentenced-announces-not-to-stand-again/4608132022/ | title=Legislative: MP M'jid el Guerrab, sentenced, announces not to stand again | date=14 May 2022 }}
References
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External links
- [http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA720996 National Assembly biography]
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Category:Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Category:Renaissance (French political party) politicians
Category:French people of Moroccan descent
Category:Sciences Po Aix alumni
Category:French politicians convicted of crimes
Category:Members of Parliament for French people living outside France
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