M'jid El Guerrab Explained

M'jid El Guerrab
Office:Member of the National Assembly for the Ninth Overseas constituency
Term Start:21 June 2017
Term End:21 June 2022
Predecessor:Pouria Amirshahi
Birth Date:25 April 1983
Birth Place:Aurillac, France
Nationality:French
Party:PS (1997-2017)
LREM (2017-2018)
MR (since 2018)
Alma Mater:Sciences Po Aix
Successor:Karim Ben Cheïkh

M'jid El Guerrab (born 25 April 1983) is a French politician of the Radical Movement (MR) who served as a member of the National Assembly since 19 June 2017, representing the 9th district of French people living abroad, which includes the Maghreb and part of West Africa.[1]

Early life

El Guerrab, the son of Moroccan immigrants, was born on 25 April 1983 in Aurillac.[2]

Political career

El Guerrab joined the Socialist Party at the age of 14.[3] From 2006, he worked on the staff of Ségolène Royal.[4]

In parliament, El Guerrab served on the Defence Committee (2017-2018) and the Finance Committee (2017-2019) before moving to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.[5]

In addition to his committee assignments, El Guerrab is part of the French parliamentary friendship groups with Burkina Faso, Liberia and Mali.[6]

After he was indicted in September 2017, El Guerrab was threatened with expulsion from LREM and subsequently announced his departure from the party.[7] [8]

Controversy

In September 2017, El Guerrab was detained by police after a fight with Socialist Party lawmaker Boris Faure; Faure was hospitalized after El Guerrab hit him with a motorcycle helmet.[9] In 2022 he was sentenced to 3 years in prison for the assault.[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Législatives françaises: 10 macronistes sur 11 élus des Français de l'étranger. 22 June 2017. Radio France International. June 19, 2017.
  2. News: M'Jid El Guerrab : de l'ambition féroce à l'explosion en vol. Étienne. Girard. marianne.net. September 7, 2017. April 6, 2018. French.
  3. https://www.nouvelobs.com/politique/20170901.OBS4137/qui-est-m-jid-el-guerrab-le-depute-lrem-place-en-garde-a-vue-pour-violences-aggravees-sur-un-cadre-ps.html Qui est M'Jid El Guerrab, le député LREM placé en garde à vue pour "violences aggravées" sur un cadre PS ?
  4. https://www.nouvelobs.com/politique/20170901.OBS4137/qui-est-m-jid-el-guerrab-le-depute-lrem-place-en-garde-a-vue-pour-violences-aggravees-sur-un-cadre-ps.html Qui est M'Jid El Guerrab, le député LREM placé en garde à vue pour "violences aggravées" sur un cadre PS ?
  5. http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA720996 M'jid El Guerrab
  6. http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA720996 M'jid El Guerrab
  7. https://www.liberation.fr/direct/element/mjid-el-guerrab-demissionne-de-lrem-mais-reste-depute_70143/ M'Jid El Guerrab démissionne de LREM mais reste député
  8. Jean-Baptiste Daoulas (December 22, 2017), M'jid El Guerrab, un paria à l'Assemblée L'Express.
  9. Sylvie Corbet (September 1, 2017), French lawmaker detained by police after a scuffle Associated Press.
  10. Web site: Legislative: MP M'jid el Guerrab, sentenced, announces not to stand again . 14 May 2022 .