Paul Molac

Paul Molac
Member of the French National Assembly for Morbihan's 4th constituency
Incumbent
Assumed office
20 June 2012
Preceded byLoïc Bouvard
Personal details
Born (1962-05-21) 21 May 1962 (age 62)
Ploërmel, France
Political partyUnvaniezh Demokratel Breizh (2009-2017)
La République En Marche! (2017-2018)
Other political
affiliations		Liberties, Independents, Overseas and Territories (since 2018)

Paul Molac (French pronunciation: [pɔl mɔlak]; born 21 May 1962) is a French politician who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since the 2012 elections, representing Morbihan's 4th constituency.[1]

Political career

In the 2017 elections, he was one of only four deputies who were elected in the first round.[2]

In parliament, Molac has been serving on the Committee on Legal Affairs since 2012. He was also a member of the Defence Committee from 2013 until 2015). In addition to his committee assignments, he is part of the French-Irish Parliamentary Friendship Group.[3]

In 2018, Molac was one of the founding members of the Liberties and Territories parliamentary group.[4]

In April 2021, Molac succeeded in securing cross-party support for a legislative proposal aimed at the protection of the heritage and promotion of France's regional languages.[5] When the education ministry subsequently appealed the so-called "Molac law", the Constitutional Council ruled that it was out of line with article two (added in 1994) of the Constitution of France, which stipulates that the language of the French republic is French.[6]

He was re-elected in the 2022 elections.

Political positions

In April 2018, Molac joined other co-signatories around Sébastien Nadot in officially filing a request for a commission of inquiry into the legality of French weapons sales to the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, days before an official visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Paris.[7]

Personal life

Molac speaks Breton and Gallo.[8] He is known for having spoken Breton in the French National Assembly.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Elections législatives 2017". Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. ^ Loris Boichot (12 June 2017), Ces quatre députés élus dès le premier tour Le Figaro.
  3. ^ Paul Molac French National Assembly.
  4. ^ Tristan Quinault-Maupoil and Mathilde Siraud (17 October 2018), Assemblée nationale : création d'un nouveau groupe baptisé «Libertés et territoires» Le Figaro.
  5. ^ Michel Garicoïx (8 April 2021), Le Parlement adopte une proposition de loi offrant un cadre plus sûr pour les langues régionales Le Monde.
  6. ^ France's Constitutional Council rejects bill permitting minority language schools Reuters, 21 May 2021.
  7. ^ John Irish and Marine Pennetier (5 April 2018), Ahead of Saudi prince visit, Macron lawmaker asks for inquiry over French arms sales Reuters.
  8. ^ "Le Président - Région Bretagne". 7 November 2011. Archived from the original on 7 November 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Lelab Europe1 - le meilleur de l'actualité politique sur le web". lelab.europe1.fr (in French). Retrieved 28 December 2023.