Yaël Braun-Pivet

Yaël Braun-Pivet (born 7 December 1970) is a French lawyer[1] and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Yvelines.[2]

Yaël Braun-Pivet
Member of the National Assembly for Yvelines's 5th constituency
Assumed office
21 June 2017
Preceded byJacques Myard
Personal details
Born (1970-12-07) 7 December 1970
Nancy, France
NationalityFrench
Political partyLa République En Marche!
ProfessionLawyer

Political career

Before entering politics, Braun-Pivet volunteered with Restaurants du Cœur.[3]

In parliament, Braun-Pivet chairs the Law Committee.[4] As part of her work on the committee, she led the work on a 2017 law regulating conflict of interest among elected officials, which had been initiatied as a consequence of the Fillon affair.[5] From July 2018, she also chaired a parliamentary inquiry into the Benalla affair.[6]

In September 2018, after François de Rugy's appointment to the government, Braun-Pivet announced her candidacy for the presidency of the National Assembly; she eventually withdrew and instead endorsed Richard Ferrand.[7]

In February 2021, Braun-Pivet received the support of the entire National Assembly after being targeted by an email with anti-Semitic insults and threats; shortly after, the Paris prosecutor's office opened an investigation.[8]

Political positions

In July 2019, Braun-Pivet voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union's Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[9]

In 2021, Braun-Pivet proposed to create a new ad-hoc body to better supervise the government's decision-making process on the COVID-19 pandemic in France.[10]

Also in 2021, Braun-Pivet voted against LREM's party line and instead supported draft legislation proposed by the Liberties and Territories group aimed at legalizing assisted suicide.[11]

Personal life

Braun-Pivet is married and has five children.[12]

See also

References
  1. Manon Rescan (22 July 2017), Les débuts difficiles des LRM à la commission des lois Le Monde.
  2. "Elections législatives 2017". Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  3. Manon Rescan (22 July 2017), Les débuts difficiles des LRM à la commission des lois Le Monde.
  4. Yaël Braun-Pivet French National Assembly.
  5. Manon Rescan (22 July 2017), Les débuts difficiles des LRM à la commission des lois Le Monde.
  6. Laure Equy and Rachid Laïreche (24 July 2018), Yaël Braun-Pivet sous le feu des tensions Libération.
  7. Qui succédera à François de Rugy à la présidence de l’Assemblée nationale ? Le Monde, 6 September 2018.
  8. Antisémitisme : enquête ouverte après les menaces ayant visé Yaël Braun-Pivet (LREM) Le Figaro, 18 February 2021.
  9. Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.
  10. Dinah Cohen (2 February 2021), Covid-19: Braun-Pivet (LREM) réclame une nouvelle instance plus «transparente» que le Conseil de défense Le Figaro.
  11. Euthanasie : la présidente LREM de la commission des Lois à l’Assemblée défend «le droit de choisir sa fin de vie» Le Figaro, 14 March 2021.
  12. Manon Rescan (22 July 2017), Les débuts difficiles des LRM à la commission des lois Le Monde.
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