Benoît Simian
Member of the French National Assembly for Gironde's 5th constituency
In office
21 June 2017 – June 2022
Preceded byPascale Got
Mayor of Ludon-Médoc
Assumed office
2014
Preceded byJoseph Forter
Personal details
Born (1983-05-27) 27 May 1983
Bordeaux , France
Political partyEn Marche!
ProfessionHuman Resource Manager

Benoît Simian (born 27 May 1983) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since the 2017 elections, representing Gironde's 5th constituency.[1]

Political career

In parliament, Simian serves as member of the Finance Committee and the Committee on European Affairs. In addition to his committee assignments, he is part of the parliamentary friendship groups with Croatia and Spain.[2]

At the initiative of Simian and Jean-Bernard Sempastous, some twenty LREM deputies who had been elected in rural areas established their interest group within the party's parliamentary group in September 2018.[3] He joined the Horizons group.

He lost his seat in the first round of the 2022 French legislative election.[4]

Political positions

In July 2019, Simian voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[5]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.francetvinfo.fr/elections/resultats/gironde_33/gironde_5ere-circonscription%5B%5D
  2. ↑ Benoit Simian French National Assembly.
  3. ↑ Nathalie Segaunes (September 25, 2018), Décentralisation: Un «cercle girondin» au sein de la macronie L'Opinion.
  4. ↑ Marianne (12 June 2022). "Accusé de harcèlement par son ex-femme, le député Benoît Simian éjecté dès le premier tour". www.marianne.net (in French). Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  5. ↑ Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.


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