Antoine Herth

Antoine Herth (born February 14, 1963 in Sélestat) is a French politician of the Democratic Movement (MoDem) who has been serving as a member of the National Assembly of France since the 2002 elections, representing the Bas-Rhin department.[1] He is the Member of Parliament for Bas-Rhin's 5th constituency.

Antoine Herth
Member of the National Assembly
for Bas-Rhin's 5th constituency
Assumed office
19 June 2002
Preceded byGermain Gengenwin
Personal details
Born (1963-02-14) 14 February 1963
Schaeffersheim, France
Political partyDemocratic Movement (MoDem)

Political career

In parliament, Herth has been serving as member of the Committee on Economic Affairs since 2002. He is also a member of the Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Choices (OPECST).[2] Previously, he served on the Committee on Sustainable Development and Spatial Planning (2010-2012) and the Committee on Foreign Affairs (2018-2020).[3]

In addition to his committee assignments, Herth chairs the French-Bulgarian Parliamentary Friendship Group.[4] Since 2019, he has also been a member of the French delegation to the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly.[5]

He sits in the Agir ensemble group in parliament.

Political positions

In the Republicans’ 2016 presidential primaries, Herth endorsed Bruno Le Maire as the party's candidate for the office of President of France.[6]

In July 2019, Herth voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[7]

References
  1. "LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS" (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
  2. Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Choices (OPECST) Senate of France.
  3. Antoine Herth French National Assembly.
  4. Antoine Herth French National Assembly.
  5. Antoine Herth French National Assembly.
  6. Ludovic Vigogne (April 20, 2016), Bataillons: Primaire à droite: la liste des premiers soutiens parlementaires L'Opinion.
  7. Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.
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