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

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

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.