Guillaume Garot (; born 29 May 1966) is a French politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who has served as a member of the National Assembly from 2007 until 2012 and since 2014, representing the Mayenne department. From 2012 until 2014, he was Junior Minister for the Food Industry under minister Stéphane Le Foll in the government of Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault.
Political career Garot became a member of the National Assembly in the 2007 French legislative election. 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.Guillaume Garot National Assembly. In addition to his activities in national politics, he was the mayor of Laval from 2008 until 2012.Laure Bretton (February 25, 2014), Le ministre Garot ne voit pas venir de claque fin mars Libération.
At the Socialist Party's Reims Congress in 2008, Garot supported Ségolène Royal's candidacy as party leader; she eventually lost against Martine Aubry. From 2011, he also worked as spokesperson for Royal's campaign to become the party's candidate for the 2012 French presidential election.Laure Equy (October 10, 2011), «Il n’y aura pas de victoire de la gauche en 2012 sans Royal» Libération.
While in government, Garot oversaw the French government's response to the 2013 horse meat scandal.Hugh Carnegy (December 16, 2013), French police arrest 21 in illicit horsemeat inquiry Financial Times.
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.Guillaume Garot National Assembly. In 2015, he was the parliament's rapporteur on legislation obliging supermarkets to hand over unused food to charity and not destroy leftover products.Henry Samuel (December 10, 2015), France passes 'pioneering' food waste bill to ban supermarkets from binning unused food Daily Telegraph.Angelique Chrisafis (May 22, 2015), France to force big supermarkets to give unsold food to charities The Guardian.
In addition to his committee assignments, Garot is part of the French-Japanese Parliamentary Friendship Group and the French-Tunisian Parliamentary Friendship Group.Guillaume Garot National Assembly.
Other activities National Council on Food (CNA), Chairman (2016-2019)
Political positions In July 2019, Garot voted against the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.Maxime Vaudano (July 24, 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.
In 2023, Garot publicly endorsed the re-election of the Socialist Party's chairman Olivier Faure.TRIBUNE. Congrès du Parti socialiste : 45 parlementaires apportent leur soutien à Olivier Faure Le Journal du Dimanche, 10 January 2023.
References
External links Le blog d'information de Guillaume Garot