Stella Dupont (born 3 November 1973) is a French politician who has represented the
2nd constituency of the
Maine-et-Loire
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department in the
National Assembly
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since
2017
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. She is a member of
La République En Marche!
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(LREM).
Political career
In Parliament, Dupont serves on the
Finance Committee.
From 2020 to 2022, Dupont served – alongside
Béatrice Piron
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Political career
In parliament, Piron serves ...
– as one of two
treasurer
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Government
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s of the
LREM parliamentary group under chairman
Christophe Castaner
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. In 2023, she left the
Renaissance group
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, together with
Mireille Clapot, Barbara Pompili and
Cécile Rilhac
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.
Political positions
Domestic policy
On immigration, Dupont is considered to be part of her parliamentary group's more liberal wing. In late 2019, she was among the critics of the government's legislative proposals on immigrations and instead joined 17 LREM members who recommended, in particular, greater access to the labour market for migrants, but also "specific measures for collaboration with the authorities of safe countries, such as
Albania
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and
Georgia
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, in order to inform candidates for departure, in their country of origin, of what the asylum application really is."
In 2020, Dupont was one of ten LREM members who voted against her parliamentary group's majority and opposed a much discussed security bill drafted by her colleagues
Alice Thourot
Alice Thourot (; born 12 October 1985 in Bar-le-Duc) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served as a member of the French National Assembly from 2017 to 2022 elections, representing Drôme's 2nd constituency.
Politica ...
and
Jean-Michel Fauvergue
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that helps, among other measures, curtail the filming of police forces.
Foreign policy
In July 2019, Dupont decided not to align with her parliamentary group's majority and became one of 52 LREM members who abstained from a vote on the French
ratification
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of the
European Union
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’s
Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
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(CETA) with
Canada
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.
[Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019)]
CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés
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''.
See also
*
2017 French legislative election
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References
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1973 births
Living people
Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Renaissance (French political party) politicians
21st-century French women politicians
Place of birth missing (living people)
Women members of the National Assembly (France)
Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic