Jean François Mbaye
Jean François Mbaye is a French politician representing La République En Marche! (LREM). He was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Val-de-Marne.[1]
Jean François Mbaye | |
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| Member of the National Assembly for Val-de-Marne's 2nd constituency | |
| Assumed office 21 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Laurent Cathala |
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| Born | 1 January 1979 Dakar, Senegal |
| Nationality | French |
| Political party | La République En Marche! |
Political career
In parliament, Mbaye serves on the Committee on Foreign Affairs.[2] In addition to his committee assignments, he chairs the French-Gambian Parliamentary Friendship Group.
In early 2019, Mbaye received a racist letter in which the unnamed author promised him “a bullet in the head”; in response, he pressed charges.[3][4]
Political positions
In July 2019, Mbaye was one of nine LREM members who voted against his parliamentary group's majority and opposed the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[5]
See also
References
- "Elections législatives 2017". Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- Jean François Mbaye French National Assembly.
- Henrique Valadares (12 January 2019), French MPs face unprecedented death threats from 'Yellow Vest' protesters France 24.
- Lara Marlowe (14 January 2019), Yellow vests' reactionary and populist traits not just a French problem Irish Times.
- Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.
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