Blandine Brocard (born 3 November 1981)[1] is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who was elected to the French National Assembly in the 2017 elections, representing the department of Rhône.[2]
Blandine Brocard | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly for Rhône's 5th constituency | |
| In office 21 June 2017 – 9 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Philippe Cochet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 November 1981 Strasbourg, France |
| Political party | Renaissance |
| Alma mater | University of Lyon |
| Profession | Jurist |
Political career
editIn parliament, Brocard serves on the Committee on Social Affairs.[3]
In late 2020, Brocard left the LREM group and instead joined the MoDem group.[4][5] She was re-elected in the 2022 election.
Political positions
editIn October 2017, Brocard joined forces with Éric Alauzet to call for a moratorium on the government's plans for extending vaccination requirements for young children.[6]
In July 2019, Brocard decided not to align with her parliamentary group's majority and became one of 52 LREM members who abstained from a vote on the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[7]
In September 2019, Brocard voted against the party line and opposed new rules on providing access to assisted reproductive technology (ART) to all women.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Blandine Brocard". Lyon Mag. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Elections législatives 2017". Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ Blandine Brocard French National Assembly.
- ^ Trois députés quittent le groupe LRM pour celui du MoDem Le Monde, 7 September 2020.
- ^ Isabelle Ficek (8 September 2020), Le groupe Modem accumule les renforts à l'Assemblée Les Echos.
- ^ Vaccins obligatoires : des députés de la majorité demandent un "moratoire" Europe 1, 2 October 2017.
- ^ Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.
- ^ Bioéthique : « PMA sans père » ou « avancée sociétale majeure », les députés entrent dans le vif du sujet Le Monde, 25 September 2019.