Christophe Arend (born 12 August 1975) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served as a member of the French National Assembly from the 2017 elections until 2022, representing Moselle's 6th constituency.[1]
Christophe Arend | |
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Member of the French National Assembly for Moselle's 6th constituency | |
In office 21 June 2017 – 21 June 2022 | |
Preceded by | Laurent Kalinowski |
Succeeded by | Kévin Pfeffer |
Personal details | |
Born | Forbach, France | 12 August 1975
Political party | En Marche! |
Education | Henri Poincaré University University of Burgundy |
Profession | Dentist |
Political career
editIn parliament, Arend served as member of the Committee on Sustainable Development and Spatial Planning. In addition to his committee assignments, he was part of the French-German Parliamentary Friendship Group.[2]
In April 2018, Arend joined other co-signatories around Sébastien Nadot in officially filing a request for a commission of inquiry into the legality of French weapons sales to the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, days before an official visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Paris.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Elections législatives 2017". Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ Christophe Arend French National Assembly.
- ^ John Irish and Marine Pennetier (April 5, 2018), Ahead of Saudi prince visit, Macron lawmaker asks for inquiry over French arms sales Reuters.