Sylvain Waserman

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Sylvain Waserman
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Member of the National Assembly
for Bas-Rhin's 2nd constituency
Assumed office
21 June 2017
Preceded by
Personal details
Born (1967-12-08) 8 December 1967 (age 53)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Political partyLa République En Marche!
Alma materÉcole nationale d'administration (ENA)

Sylvain Waserman (born 8 December 1967) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since the 2017 elections, representing the department of Bas-Rhin's 2nd constituency.[1]

Political career[]

In parliament, Waserman was a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs from 2017 until 2018 before moving to the Committee on Legal Affairs. In this capacity, he notably served as rapporteur on a revision of the National Assembly's rules of procedure (2019)[2] and revised rules on lobbying.[3] He also serves as chairman of the French-Austrian Parliamentary Friendship Group and is a member of the French-Turkish Parliamentary Friendship Group.[4]

In addition to his role in parliament, Waserman has been serving as member of the French delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe since 2017. He is part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group and serves on the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights as well as on the Sub-Committee on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights.[5] Since 2019, he has been the Assembly's rapporteur on the protection of whistleblowers.[6]

Political positions[]

In July 2019, Waserman voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[7]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Elections législatives 2017". Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. ^ Manon Rescan (29 May 2019), La réforme du règlement de l’Assemblée nationale tourne au psychodrame Le Monde
  3. ^ Manon Rescan (28 January 2020), A l’Assemblée nationale, le lobbying sans complexes Le Monde
  4. ^ Sylvain Waserman Assemblée Nationale.
  5. ^ Sylvain Waserman Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
  6. ^ Protection of whistleblowers: legislation must be changed, says rapporteur Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, press release of 22 October 2019.
  7. ^ Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.
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