Julien Borowczyk (born 2 May 1979) is a French physician and politician of

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(LREM) who has been serving as a member of the

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from the 2017 elections to the 2022 ones, representing the department of

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Political career

In parliament, Borowczyk serves as member of the Committee on Social Affairs. In 2020, he also chaired a parliamentary inquiry into the government's response to the

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. In addition to his committee assignments, Borowsczyk is part of the parliamentary friendship group with

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. In the

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, he lost his seat to Republican Jean-Pierre Taite.

Political positions

In July 2019, Borowczyk decided not to align with his parliamentary group's majority and became one of 52 LREM members who abstained from a vote on the French ratification of the

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’s

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(CETA) with

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. In a joint

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with Bertrand Sorre and

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which was published in ''

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'' in October 2019, Borowczyk defended the controversial decisions to have the

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and the

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take place in

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.Bertrand Sorre, Julien Borowczyk and Grégory Galbadon (8 October 2019)
Oui, la Coupe du monde de football 2022 peut se tenir au Qatar
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''.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Borowczyk, Julien 1979 births Living people People from Montbrison, Loire French people of Polish descent Union for French Democracy politicians Democratic Movement (France) politicians Renaissance (French political party) politicians Horizons (political party) politicians Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Members of Parliament for Loire 21st-century French physicians

Political career

Political positions

See also

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