Perrine Goulet
{{short description|French politician (born 1978)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{infobox Politician
| name = Perrine Goulet
| image = Perrine Goulet.jpg
| office = Member of the National Assembly
for Nièvre's 1st constituency
| term_start = 21 June 2017
| term_end =
| predecessor = Martine Carrillon-Couvreur
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|03|19|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Nevers, France
| nationality = French
| party = La République En Marche! (2017–2020)
Democratic Movement (2020–present)
}}
Perrine Goulet ({{IPA|fr|pɛʁin ɡulɛ}}; born 19 March 1978) is a French politician who has represented the 1st constituency of the Nièvre department in the National Assembly since 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://elections.interieur.gouv.fr/legislatives-2017/058/05801.html |title=Elections législatives 2017 |accessdate=19 June 2017 |work=Ministry of the Interior |language=French}} A former member of La République En Marche! (LREM), she joined the Democratic Movement (MoDem) in 2020.
Political career
In parliament, Goulet served on the Finance Committee from 2017 until 2020 before moving to the Committee on Social Affairs. In addition to her committee assignments, she is a member of the French-Israeli Parliamentary Friendship Group.[http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA720560 Perrine Goulet] French National Assembly.
In September 2018, following the appointment of François de Rugy to the government, Goulet announced her candidacy to succeed him as president of the National Assembly; the position instead went to Richard Ferrand.[http://www.leparisien.fr/politique/presidence-des-deputes-lrem-10-candidats-sont-en-lice-pour-remplacer-ferrand-13-09-2018-7887462.php Présidence des députés LREM : 10 candidats sont en lice pour remplacer Ferrand] Le Parisien, 13 September 2018. She later endorsed Amélie de Montchalin as a candidate to succeed him as chairman of the LREM parliamentary group; instead, the position went to Gilles Le Gendre.Loris Boichot (14 September 2018), [https://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/le-scan/2018/09/14/25001-20180914ARTFIG00308-qui-sont-les-dix-macronistes-qui-veulent-diriger-les-deputes-larem-apres-ferrand.php Qui sont les sept macronistes qui veulent diriger les députés LaREM après Ferrand ?] Le Figaro. In July 2019, she challenged Le Gendre for the group's leadership; Le Gendre was subsequently re-elected in the first round, with Goulet coming in fourth out of seven candidates.[https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2019/07/23/gilles-le-gendre-reste-president-du-groupe-macroniste-a-l-assemblee-nationale_5492581_823448.html Gilles Le Gendre reste président du groupe macroniste à l’Assemblée nationale] Le Monde, 23 July 2019.
In late 2020, Goulet left the LREM group and instead joined the MoDem group.Isabelle Ficek (8 September 2020), [https://www.lesechos.fr/politique-societe/politique/le-groupe-modem-accumule-les-renforts-a-lassemblee-1240559 Le groupe Modem accumule les renforts à l'Assemblée] Les Echos.
Political positions
In July 2019, Goulet decided not to align with her 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.
Other activities
See also
References
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Category:Renaissance (French political party) politicians
Category:Democratic Movement (France) politicians
Category:Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Category:Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Category:Members of Parliament for Nièvre