Alexandra Louis
Alexandra Louis | |
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| Member of the National Assembly for Bouches-du-Rhône's 3rd constituency | |
| In office 21 June 2017 – 21 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Sylvie Andrieux |
| Succeeded by | Gisèle Lelouis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 September 1983 |
| Party | La République En Marche! |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
Alexandra Louis (French pronunciation: [alɛksɑ̃dʁa lwi]; born 17 September 1983) is a French lawyer and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who represented the 3rd constituency of the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the National Assembly from 2017 to 2022.[1][2]
Political career
[edit]In parliament, Louis served as member of the Committee on Legal Affairs. In that capacity, she drafted 2021 legislation that would effectively criminalize incest and strengthen the criminalization of sexual relationships between an adult and a minor under the age of 15.[3] In addition to her committee assignments, she was part of the parliamentary friendship groups with Madagascar and the Comoros.[4]
In addition to her parliamentary work, Louis was a member of the French delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from 2017 to 2022. In this capacity, she served on the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights; the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee); and the Sub-Committee on Human Rights.[5] She was also the Assembly's rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders in the region.[6]
In the 2022 French legislative election Louis lost her seat after being eliminated in the first round.[7]
Political positions
[edit]In July 2019, Louis voted in favour of the French ratification of the European Union's Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ Marius Bocquet (13 June 2022), Résultats législatives 2022 : qui sont les 65 députés sortants éliminés au premier tour ? Le Figaro.
- ↑ Lassalle, Isabelle (19 June 2017). "Législatives : qui est Alexandra Louis, nouvelle députée REM de la 3e circonscription des Bouches-du-Rhône ?". France Bleu. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ↑ Constant Méheut (January 18, 2021), Incest Scandal Sets Off a New #MeToo Movement in France New York Times.
- ↑ Alexandra Louis French National Assembly.
- ↑ Alexandra Louis Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
- ↑ COVID-19: Rapporteurs call for the immediate release of Osman Kavala after Strasbourg Court decision Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, press release of May 13, 2020.
- ↑ "Législatives 2022 - 3e circonscription des Bouches-du-Rhône : Mohamed Bensaada en tête devant Gisèle Lelouis, Alexandra Louis éliminée". LaProvence.com (in French). June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- ↑ Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.
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