Christopher Weissberg (born 26 November 1985) is a French politician who served as a member of the

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for the First French legislative constituency for citizens abroad, which covers North America, from 2022 to 2024. As the substitute of Roland Lescure, he replaced him while he held positions in the Borne and

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, the

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as well as

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and began his professional career as chief of staff to the vice-president of the

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from 2012 to 2014. In 2020, he was appointed as parliamentary advisor to

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, Secretary of state then Minister delegate for tourism, the French living abroad and

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. He is also an entrepreneur who founded and managed the French restaurant he opened in Saranac Lake,

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in 2010.

Political career

During the

2022 French legislative election Legislative elections in France, Legislative elections were held in France on 12 and 19 June 2022 to elect the 577 Deputy (France), members of the 16th National Assembly (France), National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic, Fifth Republic. Th ...

, he successfully ran as the substitute of Roland Lescure, the incumbent candidate. Following the appointment of Roland Lescure in the

Borne government The Borne government ( French: ''gouvernement Borne'') was the forty-third government of the French Fifth Republic, formed on 16 May 2022 and headed by Élisabeth Borne as Prime Minister under President Emmanuel Macron. It served as a caretake ...

, he became a member of the

for the First constituency for French residents overseas in August 2022 and joined the

Renaissance group The Together for the Republic Group (), previously La République En Marche group () until 2022 and as Renaissance Deputies until 2024, is a parliamentary group in the National Assembly of France including representatives of Renaissance (formerly ...

. As a member of the

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, he is the author of a report on the enforcement of the sentences of the

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and co-leads a parliamentary information mission on

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policies. He also serves as President of the France - United States friendship group at the

and is president delegate of the French Section of France-Canada Parliamentary association.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Weissberg, Christopher 1985 births Living people Politicians from Neuilly-sur-Seine Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Members of Parliament for French people living outside France Renaissance (French political party) politicians