Jean-Luc Warsmann (born October 22, 1965 in

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) is a French politician of the Republicans who has been serving as a member of the

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, representing the

department.

Political career

In parliament, Warsmann has been serving on the Committee on Legal Affairs since 1995. From 2005 until 2007, Warsmann served as vice-president of the National Assembly, under the leadership of president Jean-Louis Debré. Following the

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, Warsmann succeeded

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as chairman of the Committee on Legal Affairs. In this capacity, he was the parliament's

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on the

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. In 2009, Warsmann introduced a bill according to which the

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cannot be dissolved in France even if it is convicted of fraud; the change in the relevant law made the maximum penalty for fraud committed by an organisation a ban on its activities in France. Also in 2009, the committee adopted a proposal made by Warsmann which provides for financial sanctions against any deputy who is absent from committee sessions more than once a month without justification. By 2012, Warsmann was replaced by

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. From 2007 until 2017, Warsmann was as one of twelve parliamentarians who served as judge on the

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. In addition to his committee assignments, Warsmann is part of the French-German Parliamentary Friendship Group and the French-Luxembourg Parliamentary Friendship Group.Jean-Luc Warsmann

. Since 2020, Warsmann has been part of the

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References

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