Laure de La Raudière (born 12 February 1965) is a French politician of Agir who has been serving chair of the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications, Postal and Print Media Distribution (ARCEP) since 2021. From 2007 until 2021, she was a member of the National Assembly of France, representing the Eure-et-Loir department.[1][2]

Laure de La Raudière
Member of the National Assembly
for Eure-et-Loir's 3rd constituency
In office
20 June 2007 – 21 January 2021
Preceded byFrançois Huwart
Succeeded byLuc Lamirault
Personal details
Born
Laure du Tillet

(1965-02-12) 12 February 1965 (age 59)
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Political partyAgir
The Republicans
Alma materÉcole normale supérieure
Télécom ParisTech

Political career

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From 2015 until 2017, De La Raudière was a member of The Republicans. Following the 2017 legislative election, she stood as a candidate for the National Assembly's presidency; in the vote, she lost against François de Rugy.[3]

In parliament, De La Raudière served on the Committee on Economic Affairs. In addition to her committee assignments, she was a member of the French-Estonian Parliamentary Friendship Group and the French-Irish Parliamentary Friendship Group.[4]

In November 2017, De La Raudière co-founded Agir.[5] Under the leadership of party chairman Franck Riester, she has since been serving as deputy chair alongside Frédéric Lefebvre, Fabienne Keller and Claude Malhuret.

Chair of ARCEP

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In January 2021, De la Raudière was nominated by President Emmanuel Macron as chairwoman of the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications, Postal and Print Media Distribution (ARCEP).[6][7]

Political positions

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In the Republicans’ 2016 presidential primaries, De La Raudière endorsed Bruno Le Maire as the party's candidate for the office of President of France.[8]

In 2018, De La Raudière voted for the use of Glyphosate in cultural process in France.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS" (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
  2. ^ "RESULTATS DES ELECTIONS LEGISLATIVES" (in French). 17 June 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  3. ^ Macron choisit la députée Laure de La Raudière à la tête de l'Autorité de régulation des télécoms Le Figaro, January 5, 2021.
  4. ^ Laura De La Raudière French National Assembly.
  5. ^ Emmanuel Galiero (March 31, 2018), Europe : les Constructifs vantent l'axe Juppé-Macron Le Figaro.
  6. ^ Macron choisit la députée Laure de La Raudière à la tête de l'Autorité de régulation des télécoms Le Figaro, January 5, 2021.
  7. ^ Laure de La Raudière is appointed as the new Chair of Arcep Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications, Postal and Print Media Distribution (ARCEP), press release of January 28, 2021.
  8. ^ Ludovic Vigogne (April 20, 2016), Bataillons: Primaire à droite: la liste des premiers soutiens parlementaires L'Opinion.
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-03-08. Retrieved 2018-06-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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