Frédéric Reiss

Frédéric Reiss
Member of the National Assembly
for Bas-Rhin's 8th constituency
In office
17 June 2002 – 21 June 2022
Preceded byFrançois Loos
Succeeded byStéphanie Kochert
Personal details
Born (1949-11-12) 12 November 1949 (age 74)
Haguenau, France
Political partyThe Republicans
ProfessionTeacher

Frédéric Reiss (born 12 November 1949) is a French teacher and politician of the Republicans who has been serving as a member of the National Assembly of France since the 2002 elections, representing the Bas-Rhin department.[1] On the local level, he is the mayor of Niederbronn-les-Bains, Bas-Rhin.

Political career[edit]

In parliament, Reiss has been serving on the Committee on Cultural Affairs and Education since 2002.[2] In this capacity, he was the parliament's rapporteur on the national budget for research in 2020.[3]

In addition to his committee assignments, Reiss is part of the French-Moldovan Parliamentary Friendship Group.[4] In 2019, he also joined the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly.[5]

Other activities[edit]

Political positions[edit]

Ahead of the 2017 elections, Reiss endorsed François Fillon as the Republican's candidate for president.[7] Ahead of the 2022 presidential elections, he publicly declared his support for Michel Barnier as the Republicans' candidate.[8] He did not seek re-election in the 2022 French legislative election.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS" (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
  2. ^ Frédéric Reiss National Assembly.
  3. ^ David Larousserie (24 September 2020), Très critiquée par la communauté scientifique, la loi de programmation de la recherche adoptée à l’Assemblée Le Monde.
  4. ^ Frédéric Reiss National Assembly.
  5. ^ Frédéric Reiss National Assembly.
  6. ^ Frédéric Reiss National Assembly.
  7. ^ Ludovic Vigogne (20 April 2016) Primaire à droite: la liste des premiers soutiens parlementaires L'Opinion.
  8. ^ Emmanuel Galiero (1 October 2021), Présidentielle 2022 : Michel Barnier engrange le soutien de 51 parlementaires de droite Le Figaro.