Xavier Batut (born 26 December 1976) is a French politician who was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Seine-Maritime.[1] From 2017 until 2020, he was a member of La République En Marche! (LREM).

Xavier Batut
Member of the National Assembly for Seine-Maritime's 10th constituency
Assumed office
21 June 2017
Preceded byPascale Crozon
Personal details
Born (1976-12-26) 26 December 1976 (age 47)
Créteil, France
Political partyLa République En Marche!

Early life and career

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Batut was born in Créteil, in the Val-de-Marne. After studying industrial science and technology in Rouen, he worked as a sales executive in several Citroën establishments. He has lived in Cany-Barville since 2002.

Political career

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In parliament, Batut serves on the Defense Committee. In addition to his committee assignments, he is a member of the French-Slovakian Parliamentary Friendship Group, the French-Hungarian Parliamentary Friendship Group, and the French-Polish Parliamentary Friendship Group.[2]

In February 2020, Batut decided to leave LREM.[3]

Political positions

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In July 2019, Batut abstained from a vote on the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Elections législatives 2017". Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. ^ Xavier Batut French National Assembly.
  3. ^ nouveaux députés LaREM claquent la porte du parti BFM TV, 6 February 2020.
  4. ^ Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.