Alexandra Louis (; born 17 September 1983) is a French lawyer and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who represented the 3rd constituency of the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the National Assembly from 2017 to 2022.Marius Bocquet (13 June 2022), Résultats législatives 2022 : qui sont les 65 députés sortants éliminés au premier tour ? Le Figaro.
Political career In parliament, Louis served as member of the Committee on Legal Affairs. In that capacity, she drafted 2021 legislation that would effectively criminalize incest and strengthen the criminalization of sexual relationships between an adult and a minor under the age of 15.Constant Méheut (January 18, 2021), Incest Scandal Sets Off a New #MeToo Movement in France New York Times. In addition to her committee assignments, she was part of the parliamentary friendship groups with Madagascar and the Comoros.Alexandra Louis French National Assembly.
In addition to her parliamentary work, Louis was a member of the French delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from 2017 to 2022. In this capacity, she served on the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights; the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee); and the Sub-Committee on Human Rights.Alexandra Louis Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. She was also the Assembly's rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders in the region.COVID-19: Rapporteurs call for the immediate release of Osman Kavala after Strasbourg Court decision Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, press release of May 13, 2020.
In the 2022 French legislative election Louis lost her seat after being eliminated in the first round.
Political positions In July 2019, Louis voted in favour of the French ratification of the European Union's Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.
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