Jean-Christophe Lagarde

Political career

Career in local politics

A native of Châtellerault, Vienne, Lagarde was Mayor of Drancy from 2001 to 2017.

Career in national politics

Lagarde has been the member of the National Assembly for Seine-Saint-Denis's 5th constituency since the 2002 legislative election.{{cite web |url=http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/elections/2007/resultats/LDD_DEP.csv.asp |accessdate=2010-07-04 |title=LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS |language=French

In the National Assembly, Lagarde was a member of the Committee on Legal Affairs from 2002 until 2012. He also served as one of the Assembly's vice-presidents, from 2006 until 2007 and again from 2010 until 2012.

In the 2012 presidential election, Lagarde publicly endorsed incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy. Following the legislative elections later that year, he joined the newly established UDI led by Jean-Louis Borloo and became the spokesperson of its parliamentary group. In 2013, Borloo included Lagarde in his shadow cabinet; in this capacity, Lagarde served as opposition counterpart to Minister of the Interior Manuel Valls.

In the Republicans’ 2016 presidential primaries, Lagarde and his UDI endorsed Alain Juppé as candidate for the office of President of France. When the party's majority chose François Fillon to run in the 2017 presidential election instead, Lagarde joined Fillon's campaign team. Amid the Fillon affair, he first called on the candidate to quit the election race in favour of Juppé but eventually suspended the UDI's support for the campaign altogether. Ahead of the Republicans' 2017 leadership election, he announced that the alliance between UDI and LR would end indefinitely in the event of Laurent Wauquiez becoming the party's chairman.

Since the 2017 elections, Lagarde has been serving on the Defence Committee. In addition to his committee assignments, he is a member of the French-Algerian Parliamentary Friendship Group, the French-Tunisian Parliamentary Friendship Group and the French delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

Political positions

In 2013, Lagarde was – alongside Yves Jégo – one of two UDI members who voted against his parliamentary group's majority and instead supported the legalization of same-sex marriage in France.

In March 2019, Lagarde opposed Bruno Le Maire's proposal for a so-called GAFA tax.

References

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17951859

References

1. [http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA268019 Jean-Christophe Lagarde] [[National Assembly (France). French National Assembly]].
2. [http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA268019 Jean-Christophe Lagarde] [[National Assembly (France). French National Assembly]].
3. [https://www.lexpress.fr/actualites/1/politique/l-udi-de-borloo-se-dote-d-un-contre-gouvernement_1257944.html L'UDI de Borloo se dote d'un contre-gouvernement] ''[[L'Express]]'', June 15, 2013.
4. Simon Carraud and Leigh Thomas (October 12, 2016), [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-election/french-centrists-back-presidential-hopeful-juppe-idUSKCN12C22E French centrists back presidential hopeful Juppe] ''[[Reuters]]''.
5. [https://www.liberation.fr/direct/element/jean-christophe-lagarde-confirme-son-soutien-a-alain-juppe_52161/ Jean-Christophe Lagarde confirme son soutien à Alain Juppé] ''[[Libération]]'', November 21, 2016.
6. John Irish (March 5, 2017), [https://www.reuters.com/article/france-election/senior-french-centrist-urges-fillon-to-step-down-for-juppe-idUSL5N1GI09S Senior French centrist urges Fillon to step down for Juppe] ''[[Reuters]]''.
7. Léo Tescher (March 1, 2017), [https://www.franceinter.fr/politique/francois-fillon-lache-par-l-udi François Fillon lâché par l'UDI] ''[[France Inter]]''.
8. Anne-Sylvaine Chassany (March 9, 2017), [https://www.ft.com/content/5e4c19b0-04cb-11e7-aa5b-6bb07f5c8e12 Fillon moves to reboot campaign team in French presidential race] ''[[Financial Times]]''.
9. [https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2017/12/08/en-cas-d-election-de-wauquiez-plus-d-alliance-lr-udi-previent-lagarde_5226420_823448.html En cas d’élection de Wauquiez, Lagarde (UDI) ne veut « plus d’alliance » avec Les Républicains] ''[[Le Monde]]'', December 8, 2017.
10. [http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA268019 Jean-Christophe Lagarde] [[National Assembly (France). French National Assembly]].
11. [https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2013/02/12/mariage-homosexuel-l-assemblee-vote-le-projet-de-loi_1831091_823448.html Mariage homosexuel : l'Assemblée vote le projet de loi] ''[[Le Monde]]'', February 12, 2013.
12. Jean-Christophe Lagarde (March 15, 2019), [https://www.lopinion.fr/edition/economie/taxe-gafa-bruno-maire-est-taxe-artisans-tribune-jean-christophe-181032 « La taxe Gafa de Bruno Le Maire est une taxe sur les artisans !» La tribune de Jean-Christophe Lagarde] ''[[L'Opinion]]''