Xavier Batut

{{short description|French politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}

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| name = Xavier Batut

| image = Xavier Batut.jpg

| office = Member of the National Assembly for Seine-Maritime's 10th constituency

| term_start = 21 June 2017

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| predecessor = Pascale Crozon

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|12|26|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Créteil, France

| nationality = French

| party = La République En Marche!

| alma_mater =

}}

Xavier Batut (born 26 December 1976) is a French politician who was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Seine-Maritime.{{Cite web|url=http://elections.interieur.gouv.fr/legislatives-2017/076/07610.html |title=Elections législatives 2017 |access-date=19 June 2017 |work=Ministry of the Interior |language=fr}} From 2017 until 2020, he was a member of La République En Marche! (LREM).

Early life and career

Batut was born in Créteil, in the Val-de-Marne. After studying industrial science and technology in Rouen, he worked as a sales executive in several Citroën establishments. He has lived in Cany-Barville since 2002.

Political career

In parliament, Batut serves on the Defense Committee. In addition to his committee assignments, he is a member of the French-Slovakian Parliamentary Friendship Group, the French-Hungarian Parliamentary Friendship Group, and the French-Polish Parliamentary Friendship Group.[http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA721522 Xavier Batut] French National Assembly.

In February 2020, Batut decided to leave LREM.[https://www.bfmtv.com/politique/deux-nouveaux-deputes-larem-claquent-la-porte-du-parti-1853290.htmlDeux nouveaux députés LaREM claquent la porte du parti] BFM TV, 6 February 2020.

Political positions

In July 2019, Batut 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.

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