Robin Reda

{{Short description|French politician}}

{{Expand French|topic=bio|date=January 2021}}

{{infobox Politician

| name = Robin Reda

| image = Robin Reda.jpg

| caption = Reda in 2017

| office = Member of the National Assembly
for Essonne's 7th constituency

| termstart = 21 June 2017

| term_end = 9 June 2024

| predecessor = Éva Sas

| successor = Claire Lejeune

| office2 = Mayor of Juvisy-sur-Orge

| term_start2 = 30 March 2014

| term_end2 = 4 July 2017

| predecessor2 = Étienne Chaufour

| successor2 = Michel Perrimond

| birth_place = Savigny-sur-Orge, France

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|05|10|df=yes}}

| party = The Republicans (2015-2019, since 2021)
Soyons Libres (since 2019)

Renaissance (since 2022)

| alma_mater = Sciences Po

| spouse = {{marriage|Lamia Bensarsa|2018}}

| children = 1

}}

Robin Reda (born 10 May 1991) is a French politician who has represented the 7th constituency of Essonne in the National Assembly since 2017. A member of The Republicans (LR), he previously served as Mayor of Juvisy-sur-Orge from 2014 to 2017.{{Cite web|last=à 20h12|first=Par Le 18 juin 2017|date=2017-06-18|title=Résultats dans la 7e circonscription de l'Essonne : Robin Reda (LR) élu député à 26 ans !|url=https://www.leparisien.fr/elections/legislatives/legislatives-2017-les-resultats-du-second-tour-dans-la-7e-circonscription-de-l-essonne-18-06-2017-7063194.php|access-date=2021-01-01|website=leparisien.fr|language=fr-FR}}

Political career

In parliament, Reda has been serving on the Finance Committee (since 2019) and the Committee on Legal Affairs (2017–2021). In addition to his committee assignments, he is part of the French-Egyptian Parliamentary Friendship Group.[https://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA721678 Robin Reda] National Assembly.

Reda was a member of The Republicans until 2017, when he joined the new Soyons Libres party.{{Cite web|last1=à 20h20|first1=Par Nolwenn CossonLe 5 juin 2019|last2=À 20h42|first2=Modifié Le 5 Juin 2019|date=2019-06-05|title=Le député de l'Essonne Robin Reda quitte Les Républicains dans le sillage de Valérie Pécresse|url=https://www.leparisien.fr/essonne-91/politique-robin-reda-quitte-les-republicains-dans-le-sillage-de-valerie-pecresse-05-06-2019-8087352.php|access-date=2021-01-01|website=leparisien.fr|language=fr-FR}}

He was re-elected in the 2022 French legislative election as a LREM (Ensemble) candidate but lost his seat at the 2024 French legislative election.

Political positions

In the Republicans' 2017 leadership election, Reda supported Florence Portelli.Dominique Albertini (5 November 2017), [https://www.liberation.fr/france/2017/11/05/robin-reda-ne-pas-etre-seulement-la-droite-des-4-4_1608030/ Robin Reda : «Ne pas être seulement la droite des 4 × 4»] Libération. Ahead of the Republicans2021 primaries, he endorsed Valérie Pécresse as the party’s candidate for 2022 presidential elections.

Within Ensemble, Reda is considered to be part of his parliamentary group's conservative wing.Claire Gatinois and Nathalie Segaunes (6 October 2023), [https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2023/10/06/elisabeth-borne-tisse-ses-reseaux-aupres-de-l-aile-droite-de-la-majorite_6192866_823448.html Elisabeth Borne tisse ses réseaux auprès de l’aile droite de la majorité] Le Monde.

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