Grégory Besson-Moreau Explained

Grégory Besson-Moreau
Office:Member of the National Assembly
for Aube's 1st constituency
Term Start:21 June 2017
Predecessor:Nicolas Dhuicq
Successor:Jordan Guitton
Birth Date:7 July 1982
Birth Place:Brou-sur-Chantereine, France
Nationality:French
Party:La République En Marche!
Termend:21 June 2022

Grégory Besson-Moreau (born 7 July 1982) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who was a member of the French National Assembly from 2017 to 2022, representing the department of Aube.[1]

Political career

In parliament, Besson-Moreau served as member of the Committee on Economic Affairs.[2] In 2018, he led the Assembly's special enquiry into a 2017 salmonella outbreak at a Lactalis milk factory that led to dozens of babies falling ill.[3] [4]

In addition to his committee assignments, Besson-Moreau was part of the French-Chinese Parliamentary Friendship Group and the French Parliamentary Friendship Group with the United Kingdom.[5]

He lost his seat in the 2022 election to Jordan Guitton of National Rally.[6]

Political positions

In July 2019, Besson-Moreau voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elections législatives 2017 . 19 June 2017 . Ministry of the Interior . French.
  2. http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA718876 Grégory Besson-Moreau
  3. Sybille de La Hamaide and Gus Trompiz (7 June 2018), Grilled by French MPs, Lactalis defends handling of baby milk crisis Reuters.
  4. Elizabeth Pineau, Sybille de La Hamaide and Gus Trompiz (18 July 2018), France needs 'food safety police' to avoid new Lactalis crisis: report Reuters.
  5. http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA718876 Grégory Besson-Moreau
  6. Web site: Aube - 1ère circonscription: Résultats des élections législatives 2022 - en direct . 2022-10-31 . Franceinfo . fr-FR.
  7. Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.