Éric Straumann
Éric Straumann at the National Assembly, in June 2017.
Deputy for Haut-Rhin's 1st constituency
In office
20 June 2007 – 28 July 2020
Preceded byGilbert Meyer
Succeeded byYves Hemedinger[notes 1]
Mayor of Colmar
Assumed office
4 July 2020
Preceded byGilbert Meyer
Personal details
Born (1964-08-17) 17 August 1964
Colmar, Haut-Rhin, France
Political partyLR (2015–present)
Other political
affiliations		UMP (before 2015)
ProfessionProfessor of Economics and Management

Éric Straumann (born 17 August 1964 in Colmar) is a French politician of the Republicans who served as a member of the National Assembly from 2007 until 2020, representing the Haut-Rhin department.[1]

Political career

Straumann was a member of the Union for a Popular Movement before joining the Republicans.[2]

In parliament, Straumann served on the Committee on Legal Affairs (2007-2012), the Committee on Economic Affairs (2012-2020), and the Committee on European Affairs (2017-2020).[3]

In addition to his committee assignments, Straumann was briefly a substitute member of the French delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in 2020, where he served on the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons.[4]

On 4 July 2020, Straumann was appointed Mayor of Colmar.[5] This triggered the accumulation of mandates rule, so he left the National Assembly. His substitute candidate, Brigitte Klinkert, was Minister Delegate for Economic Inclusion, so a by-election was called for his constituency. The by-election was won by Yves Hemedinger.

Political positions

In the Republicans' 2016 presidential primaries, Straumann publicly endorsed Bruno Le Maire as the party's candidate for the 2017 French presidential election.[6] Ahead of the party's 2017 leadership election, he supported Laurent Wauquiez as new chairman.[7]

Notes

  1. ↑ de jure successor was Straumann's substitute candidate, Brigitte Klinkert, but as she was Minister Delegate for Economic Inclusion, she was recorded as minister for just one day, then a by-election was called

References

  1. ↑ "LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS" (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  2. ↑ "Éric Straumann". projetarcadie.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Éric Straumann National Assembly.
  4. ↑ Éric Straumann Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
  5. ↑ "Municipales 2020 Colmar : Straumann au bout, sans surprise". Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace. 28 June 2020.
  6. ↑ Ludovic Vigogne (April 20, 2016), Primaire à droite: la liste des premiers soutiens parlementaires L'Opinion.
  7. ↑ Ludovic Vigogne (October 11 2017), Who’s who: La liste des 136 parrains de Laurent Wauquiez L'Opinion.


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