Pierre-Henri Dumont
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Pierre-Henri Dumont | |
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| Member of the National Assembly for Pas-de-Calais's 7th constituency | |
| Assumed office 21 June 2017 | |
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| Born | 7 October 1987 Grande-Synthe, Dunkirk, France |
| Political party | The Republicans |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po |
Pierre-Henri Dumont (born 7 October 1987) is a French politician for the Republicans (LR) who has been serving as a member of the National Assembly since 2017, representing the Pas-de-Calais's 7th constituency.[1] His constituency contains the port city of Calais.[2]
Political career[]
Dumont served as Mayor of Marck from 2014 to 2017.[3]
Dumont was elected to the French Parliament in 2017,[4] defeating National Rally Member of the European Parliament, Philippe Olivier in the second round.[5] In parliament, he serves on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on European Affairs. Since 2019, he has also been a member of the German delegation to the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly.[6]
Political positions[]
In the summer of 2020, Dumont disputed the claims of Priti Patel, the British Home Secretary that French authorities were not stopping migrants from leaving France and crossing the English Channel.[7][8][9] Dumont blamed British law for the situation.[10]
References[]
- ^ "Pierre-Henri DUMONT - Député de la 7ème circonscription du Pas-de-Calais - Conseiller municipal de Marck". www.phdumont.fr. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ Peter Nicholls and Natalie Thomas (August 10, 2020), More migrants cross Channel to Britain as political tension rises Reuters.
- ^ "Biographie de Pierre-Henri Dumont - Marck-en-Calaisis". www.ville-marck.fr. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ l'Intérieur, Ministère de. "Résultats des élections législatives 2017". www.interieur.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Législatives : Pierre-Henri Dumont (LR) élu à Calais face à Philippe Olivier (FN)". France 3 Hauts-de-France (in French). Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ Pierre-Henri Dumont National Assembly.
- ^ "Patel's migrant boat claims labelled 'fake news'". BBC News. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Nine migrant boats intercepted with 125 on board". BBC News. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "La ministre britannique de l'Intérieur reproche à la France de ne pas intercepter les bateaux de migrants". InfoMigrants (in French). 16 July 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "End this exploitation at the border". The Telegraph. 6 August 2020. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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