Samantha Cazebonne

Samantha Cazebonne
Samantha Cazebonne
Parliamentary groupLREM
Deputy for fifth constituency for French residents overseas in the National Assembly of France
In office
19 June 2017 – 1 October 2021
Preceded byArnaud Leroy
Succeeded byStephane Vojetta
Personal details
Born (1971-08-10) 10 August 1971 (age 52)
La Rochelle, France

Samantha Cazebonne (born 10 August 1971) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who currently serves as a Senator.

She was formerly member of the National Assembly for the fifth constituency for French residents overseas, which includes Spain, Portugal, Monaco and Andorra.[1]

Political career[edit]

Cazebonne served as the deputy from 19 June 2017 until 2 February 2018, when her election in June 2017 was annulled by the Constitutional Council, forcing a by-election, at which she was elected again.[2]

In parliament, Cazebonne serves as member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.[3] In addition to her committee assignments, she chairs the French-Portuguese Parliamentary Friendship Group.

She was elected in the 2020 French Senate election.

Political positions[edit]

In July 2019, Cazebonne voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[4]

Other activities[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Législatives françaises: 10 macronistes sur 11 élus des Français de l'étranger". Radio France International. June 19, 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Les élections d'une députée LREM et d'un élu de Wallis et Futuna annulées". Europe 1. Agence France-Presse. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. ^ Samantha Cazebonne French National Assembly.
  4. ^ Maxime Vaudano (July 24, 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.