Jean-Lin Lacapelle (born 17 April 1967) is a French politician. He is Member of the European Parliament from 2020 to 2024. He was removed from the National Rally list for the 2024 European Parliament election due to his "recurrent excesses".[1]

Jean-Lin Lacapelle
Member of the European Parliament
In office
1 February 2020 – 15 July 2024
ConstituencyFrance
Personal details
Born (1967-04-17) 17 April 1967 (age 57)
Lyon, France
Political partyNational Rally

Biography

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Jean-Lin Lacapelle was born on (1967-04-17)17 April 1967 in Lyon.[2]

He was in 23rd position on the list of the National Rally for the 2019 European elections.[3] On February 1, 2020, Lacapelle became Member of the European Parliament as part of 23 new deputies that joined after the United Kingdom left the European Union as part of the Brexit.[4] He declared that the Europarliament did everything to prevent Britain from leaving, but that the time for them to depart had come and that finally the people's choice was respected.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Le changement de dernière minute au RN, les déboires de Reconquête". L'Express (in French). 25 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)
  2. ^ "Jean-Lin Lacapelle". europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  3. ^ "Élections européennes : qui sont les 79 élus français ?" (in French). Europe 1. Agence France-Presse. May 27, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  4. ^ "Replacement MEPs for departed Brits set to take seats in Strasbourg". The Parliament Magazine. February 11, 2020.
  5. ^ "¡Cambio! 27 eurodiputados llegan a la Eurocámara gracias al Brexit". Swissinfo (in Spanish). Agence France-Presse. January 31, 2020.