Philippe Gosselin (; born 23 October 1966) is a French lawyer and politician of The Republicans (LR) who has been serving as a member of the National Assembly of France since the 2007 elections, representing the Manche department.Tristan Quinault-Maupoil (15 March 2021), Référendum climat: l’Assemblée va donner son feu vert Le Figaro.
Political career In parliament, Gosselin serves on the Committee on Legal Affairs. In addition to his committee assignments, he is a member of the French-South African Parliamentary Friendship Group and the French-Spanish Parliamentary Friendship Group.Philippe Gosselin French National Assembly. He is also part of the French delegation to the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly.Philippe Gosselin French National Assembly.
Following Christian Jacob's election as LR chairman, Gosselin announced his candidacy to succeed him as leader of the party's parliamentary group. In an internal vote in November 2019, he eventually came in last out of six candidates; the position went to Damien Abad instead.Ludovic Vigogne (November 6, 2019), Couronnement: A l’Assemblée, Damien Abad devient le nouveau patron des députés LR L'Opinion.
Since 2022, Gosselin has also been one of six National Assembly members who serve as judges of the Cour de Justice de la République (CJR).Émilie Chandler National Assembly.
Political positions In the Republicans’ 2016 presidential primaries, Gosselin endorsed Hervé Mariton as the party's candidate for the office of President of France.Ludovic Vigogne (April 20, 2016), Bataillons: Primaire à droite: la liste des premiers soutiens parlementaires L'Opinion. In the party's 2017 leadership election, he later supported Laurent Wauquiez.Ludovic Vigogne (October 11, 2017), La liste des 136 parrains de Laurent Wauquiez L'Opinion.
In July 2019, Gosselin 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 2021, Gosselin opposed a bill to modify the first article of the constitution and add that France “guarantees the preservation of the environment and of biological diversity, and fights against climate change.”Tristan Quinault-Maupoil (15 March 2021), Référendum climat: l’Assemblée va donner son feu vert Le Figaro.
Ahead of the Republicans’ 2022 convention, Gosselin endorsed Bruno Retailleau as the party’s chairman.Ludovic Vigogne (18 October 2022), Présidence de LR: qui soutient Ciotti, Pradié et Retailleau chez les députés L'Obs.
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External links
Official web site