Guillaume Garot (; born 29 May 1966) is a French politician of the

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(PS) who has served as a member of the

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from 2007 until 2012 and since 2014, representing the

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department. From 2012 until 2014, he was Junior Minister for the Food Industry under minister

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in the

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Political career

Garot became a member of the National Assembly in the

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. During his first term in parliament, he served on the Committee on Economic Affairs (2007-2009) and the Defence Committee (2009-2012) before his appointment to the government. In addition to his activities in national politics, he was the mayor of Laval from 2008 until 2012. At the Socialist Party's

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in 2008, Garot supported

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's candidacy as party leader; she eventually lost against

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. From 2011, he also worked as spokesperson for Royal's campaign to become the party's candidate for the

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. While in government, Garot oversaw the French government's response to the

2013 horse meat scandal On 15 January 2013, it was reported that foods advertised in the European Union as containing beef were found to contain undeclared or improperly declared horse meat—as much as 100% of the meat content in some cases. A smaller number of produ ...

. After leaving government in 2014, Garot was part of the Finance Committee (2014-2015) and the Committee on Legal Affairs (2014-2017). Since 2017, he has been serving on the Committee on Sustainable Development and Regional Planning. In 2015, he was the parliament's

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on legislation obliging supermarkets to hand over unused food to charity and not destroy leftover products. In addition to his committee assignments, Garot is part of the French-Japanese Parliamentary Friendship Group and the French-Tunisian Parliamentary Friendship Group.

Other activities

* National Council on Food (CNA), Chairman (2016-2019)

Political positions

In July 2019, Garot voted against the French ratification of the

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’s

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(CETA) with

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. In 2023, Garot publicly endorsed the re-election of the Socialist Party's chairman

Olivier Faure Olivier Faure (; born 18 August 1968) is a French politician who has served as the First Secretary of the French Socialist Party, First Secretary of the Socialist Party (France), Socialist Party since 2018 and Deputy (France), Member of the Nati ...

.TRIBUNE. Congrès du Parti socialiste : 45 parlementaires apportent leur soutien à Olivier Faure
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'', 10 January 2023.

References

External links

Le blog d'information de Guillaume Garot
1966 births Living people People from Laval, Mayenne Mayors of places in Pays de la Loire Socialist Party (France) politicians Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University alumni Sciences Po alumni Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic {{France-politician-Socialist-stub