Finance Committee (French National Assembly)

The Finance, General Economy and Budgetary Monitoring Committee (usually known as the Finance Committee) is one of the eight standing committees of the French National Assembly.[1] It is traditionally chaired by a member of the largest opposition party.

Committee for Finance
16th legislature
Coat of arms or logo
Leadership
Commission's president
Éric Coquerel, LFI
since 30 June 2022
Rapporteur General of the Budjet
Charles de Courson, LIOT
since 20 July 2024
Seats73

Jurisdiction

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The powers of the Commission for Economic Affairs are as follows :

  • Public finances
  • Finance laws
  • Programming laws for multi-year public finance guidelines
  • Control of budget execution
  • Local taxation
  • Economic conditions
  • Monetary Policy
  • Banks
  • Insurance
  • Domain
  • State participation

The reform of the Standing Orders of the National Assembly of May 27, 2009 introduced that the chairmanship of the finance committee is vested in the opposition.[2][3]

List of chairmen

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Portrait Name Constituency Took office Left office Political party Legislature
  Didier Migaud Isère's 4th constituency June 28, 2007 February 23, 2010 PS 13th legislature
  Jérôme Cahuzac Lot-et-Garonne's 3rd constituency February 24, 2010 June 19, 2012 PS
  Gilles Carrez Val-de-Marne's 5th constituency June 28, 2012 June 20, 2017 UMP 14th legislature
  Éric Woerth Oise's 4th constituency June 29, 2017 June 21, 2022 LR 15th legislature
  Éric Coquerel Seine-Saint-Denis's 1st constituency June 30, 2022 Incumbent LFI 16th legislature

Current Bureau's Committee

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Composition of the bureau[4]
Post Name Constituency Group
Chairman Éric Coquerel Seine-Saint-Denis's 1st constituency LFI
General Reporter Charles de Courson Marne's 5th constituency LIOT
Vice-chair Nadia Hai Yvelines's 7th constituency RE
François Jolivet Indre's 1st constituency HOR
Véronique Louwagie Orne's 2nd constituency LR
Mohamed Laqhila Bouches-du-Rhône's 11th constituency DEM
Secretary Fabien Di Filippo Moselle's 4th constituency LR
Marina Ferrari Savoie's 1st constituency DEM
Christine Pirès-Beaune Puy-de-Dôme's 2nd constituency SOC
Benjamin Dirx Saône-et-Loire's 1st constituency RE

References

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  1. ^ "Commission des finances, de l'économie générale et du contrôle budgétaire - Assemblée nationale". www2.assemblee-nationale.fr. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  2. ^ "Macron rejects PM resignation after losing parliamentary majority". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  3. ^ "What next?: Legislative election upset complicates France's political timetable". France 24. 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  4. ^ "Composition". Assemblée nationale. Retrieved 17 May 2023.