Benoît Simian Explained

Benoît Simian
Office:Member of the French National Assembly for Gironde's 5th constituency
Term Start:21 June 2017
Term End:June 2022
Predecessor:Pascale Got
Successor:Grégoire de Fournas
Office2:Mayor of Ludon-Médoc
Term Start2:2014
Term End2:2017
Predecessor2:Joseph Forter
Successor2:Philippe Ducamp
Birth Date:27 May 1983
Birth Place:Bordeaux, France
Party:En Marche!
Profession:Human Resource Manager

Benoît Simian (born 27 May 1983) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served as a member of the French National Assembly for Gironde's 5th constituency from 2017 to 2022.[1]

Political career

In parliament, Simian serves as member of the Finance Committee and the Committee on European Affairs. In addition to his committee assignments, he is part of the parliamentary friendship groups with Croatia and Spain.[2]

At the initiative of Simian and Jean-Bernard Sempastous, some twenty LREM deputies who had been elected in rural areas established their interest group within the party's parliamentary group in September 2018.[3] He joined the Horizons group.

He lost his seat in the first round of the 2022 French legislative election.[4]

Political positions

In July 2019, Simian voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.francetvinfo.fr/elections/resultats/gironde_33/gironde_5ere-circonscription{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  2. http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA719592 Benoit Simian
  3. Nathalie Segaunes (September 25, 2018), Décentralisation: Un «cercle girondin» au sein de la macronie L'Opinion.
  4. Web site: Marianne . 12 June 2022 . Accusé de harcèlement par son ex-femme, le député Benoît Simian éjecté dès le premier tour . 2022-06-15 . www.marianne.net . fr.
  5. Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.