Bernard Fournier (born 13 September 1946) is a French

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and a member of the

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. He represents the

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department and is a member of The Republicans Party.

Political career

In the Senate, Fournier is a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and the Armed Forces. He also chairs the French-Romanian Parliamentary Friendship Group. In addition to his work in Parliament, Fournier has been serving as member of the French delegation to the

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since 2008. In this capacity, he is a member of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons; the Sub-Committee on Co-operation with non European countries of origin and transit; and the Sub-Committee on Refugee and Migrant Children and Young People.

Political positions

Ahead of the 2022 presidential elections, Fournier publicly declared his support for Michel Barnier as the Republicans’ candidate.Emmanuel Galiero (1 October 2021)
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References

Page on the Senate website
1946 births Living people Politicians from Saint-Étienne French senators of the Fifth Republic Union for a Popular Movement politicians Debout la France politicians The Republicans (France) politicians Senators of Loire (department) Politicians from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes {{France-politician-UMP-stub