Thomas Mesnier

Thomas Mesnier
Member of the French National Assembly for Charente
Assumed office
21 June 2017
Preceded by Martine Pinville
Personal details
Born (1986-03-04) 4 March 1986
Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, France
Political party En Marche!
Education University of Poitiers
Occupation Emergency doctor

Thomas Mesnier (born 4 March 1986) is a French politician representing La République En Marche! He was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Charente.[1]

Biography

Early life

Mesnier grew up in Juignac, Charente. During his medical studies at the University of Poitiers, he joined the National Association of Medical Students in France. In 2013, he became an emergency doctor at the Angoulême Hospital Center.[2]

Member of the National Assembly

Referent of En Marche! in the Charente, Mesnier is invested by the party in the first constituency of Charente, in the parliamentary elections of 2017. He comes first in the first round with 38% of the vote, far ahead of the candidate of La France Insoumise, Martine Boutin, and outgoing deputy Martine Pinville. On June 18, 2017, he was elected with 59.95% of the votes against Martine Boutin.[3]

In the National Assembly, he sits on the Social Affairs Committee. He becomes Vice-President of the France-United Kingdom Friendship Group.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Elections législatives 2017". Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Mélanie Domange, François Petitdemange. "Législatives : qui est Thomas Mesnier, le nouveau député LREM de la 1ère circonscription de la Charente?" (in French). francebleu.fr. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  3. ↑ Coralie Roland. "Angoulême : Thomas Mesnier est élu député de la première circonscription de Charente" (in French). francebleu.fr. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "GComposition du groupe d'amitié France-Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord". National Assembly (in French). Retrieved 4 November 2017.
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