Éric Straumann

Éric Straumann
Éric Straumann at the National Assembly, in June 2017.
Deputy for Haut-Rhin's 1st constituency
In office 20 June 2007 – 28 July 2020
Preceded by	Gilbert Meyer
Succeeded by	Yves Hemedinger[notes 1]
Mayor of Colmar
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 July 2020
Preceded by	Gilbert Meyer
Personal details
Born	(1964-08-17) 17 August 1964 (age 60) Colmar, Haut-Rhin, France
Political party	LR (2015–present)
Other political affiliations	UMP (before 2015)
Profession	Professor of Economics and Management

Éric Straumann (born 17 August 1964 in Colmar) is a French politician of the Republicans who served as a member of the National Assembly from 2007 until 2020, representing the Haut-Rhin department.[1]

Political career

Straumann was a member of the Union for a Popular Movement before joining the Republicans.[2]

In parliament, Straumann served on the Committee on Legal Affairs (2007-2012), the Committee on Economic Affairs (2012-2020), and the Committee on European Affairs (2017-2020).[3]

In addition to his committee assignments, Straumann was briefly a substitute member of the French delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in 2020, where he served on the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons.[4]

On 4 July 2020, Straumann was appointed Mayor of Colmar.[5] This triggered the accumulation of mandates rule, so he left the National Assembly. His substitute candidate, Brigitte Klinkert, was Minister Delegate for Economic Inclusion, so a by-election was called for his constituency. The by-election was won by Yves Hemedinger.

Political positions

In the Republicans' 2016 presidential primaries, Straumann publicly endorsed Bruno Le Maire as the party's candidate for the 2017 French presidential election.[6] Ahead of the party's 2017 leadership election, he supported Laurent Wauquiez as new chairman.[7]

Notes

1. de jure successor was Straumann's substitute candidate, Brigitte Klinkert, but as she was Minister Delegate for Economic Inclusion, she was recorded as minister for just one day, then a by-election was called

References

1. "LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS" (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
2. "Éric Straumann". projetarcadie.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
3. Éric Straumann National Assembly.
4. Éric Straumann Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
5. "Municipales 2020 Colmar : Straumann au bout, sans surprise". Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace. 28 June 2020.
6. Ludovic Vigogne (April 20, 2016), Primaire à droite: la liste des premiers soutiens parlementaires L'Opinion.
7. Ludovic Vigogne (October 11 2017), Who’s who: La liste des 136 parrains de Laurent Wauquiez L'Opinion.