Aurore Lalucq (French pronunciation: [ɔʁɔʁ lalyk]; born 17 April 1979) is a French economist and politician of the Place Publique party who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2019.[3]
Aurore Lalucq | |
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President of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee of the European Parliament | |
Assumed office 23 July 2024 | |
Parliament | 10th |
Preceded by | Irene Tinagli |
Member of the European Parliament | |
Assumed office 2 July 2019[1][2] | |
Parliament | 9th and 10th |
Election | 26 May 2019 9 June 2024 |
Constituency | France |
Personal details | |
Born | Longjumeau, France | 17 April 1979
Political party | Génération.s (2017-2019) Place Publique (since 2019) |
Alma mater | Paris Dauphine University Panthéon-Sorbonne University |
Occupation | Economist |
Political career
editIn parliament, Lalucq has since been serving on the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. In 2020, she also joined the Subcommittee on Tax Matters.[4] She has also been a substitute member of the Committee on International Trade (2019–2021) and the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (since 2021).[5]
In addition to her committee assignments, Lalucq is part of the Parliament's delegation for relations with the United States. She is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development,[6] the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights[7] and the Responsible Business Conduct Working Group.[8]
Other activities
edit- European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member of the Council (since 2023)[10]
Political positions
editIn May 2021, Lalucq joined a group of 39 mostly Green Party lawmakers from the European Parliament who in a letter urged the leaders of Germany, France and Italy not to support Arctic LNG 2, a $21 billion Russian Arctic liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, due to climate change concerns.[11]
In 2022, Lalucq urged France's market regulator AMF to review its decision to register the Binance cryptocurrency exchange as a digital assets service provider, citing a Reuters investigation into money laundering on the platform.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Key dates ahead". European Parliament. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Key dates ahead". BBC News. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ Cazenave, Fabien (27 May 2019). "Élections européennes. Qui sont les 79 eurodéputés élus en France". Ouest France (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ Members of the Subcommittee on Tax Matters European Parliament, press release of July 9, 2020.
- ^ Mia Bartoloni (February 19, 2021), Movers & Shakers The Parliament Magazine.
- ^ Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development European Parliament.
- ^ Members European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights.
- ^ Members Responsible Business Conduct Working Group.
- ^ "Européennes 2024 : qui sont les 81 députés français élus au Parlement ?". Le Monde.fr (in French). 10 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Members European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).
- ^ Kate Abnett and Simon Jessop (19 May 2021), EU lawmakers urge France, Germany, Italy to ditch Arctic LNG 2 support Reuters.
- ^ Angus Berwick and Tom Wilson (5 July 2022), French MEP asks regulator to justify Binance approval, cites Reuters report Reuters.