Olivier Gaillard

Olivier Gaillard
Member of the French National Assembly for Gard's 5th constituency
In office
21 June 2017 – 26 June 2021
Preceded byWilliam Dumas
Succeeded byCatherine Daufès-Roux
Personal details
Born (1967-02-28) 28 February 1967 (age 57)
Nîmes, France
Political partyLa République En Marche! (2017-2020)

Olivier Gaillard (born 28 February 1967 in Nîmes) is a French politician representing La République En Marche! (LREM). He was a member of the French National Assembly from 18 June 2017 to 26 June 2021, representing the 5th constituency of the department of Gard.[1]

Having previously been an active member of the Socialist Party, Gaillard joined LREM in 2017.[2]

In parliament, Gaillard served on the Finance Committee. In addition to his committee assignments, he was a member of the French-Ecuardorian Parliamentary Friendship Group.[3]

In July 2019, Gaillard 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.[4] He left LREM in 2020.[5]

Gaillard resigned from the Assembly to become mayor of Sauve.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Elections législatives 2017". Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. ^ Aurélie Delmas (24 June 2017), La galaxie Macron sur les bancs de l’Assemblée Libération.
  3. ^ Olivier Gaillard French National Assembly.
  4. ^ Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.
  5. ^ "Et un de plus ! Un nouveau député quitte le groupe LREM à l'Assemblée". Libération (in French). 13 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.