Sophie Errante (born 22 July 1971) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since the 2012 elections, representing the department of Loire-Atlantique, first as a socialist, and then from the 2017 elections, as an LREM member.
Political career In 2012, Errante was the successful socialist candidate for Loire-Atlantique's 10th constituency. For the 2017 election, she moved to LREM.
Following the 2017 legislative election, Errante stood as a candidate for the National Assembly's presidency;Guillaume Gendron (26 June 2017), Course au perchoir : quatre Marcheurs dans les starting-blocks Libération. in an internal vote within the LREM parliamentary group, she lost against François de Rugy.
In parliament, Errante serves on the Finance Committee. In addition to her committee assignments, she is a member of the French delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). From 2018 to 2022, she also represented the parliament on the supervisory board of the Deposits and Consignments Fund (CDC).
Since November 2017, Errante has been part of LREM´s executive board under the leadership of the party's successive chairmen Christophe Castaner and Stanislas Guerini.Le Conseil de La République En Marche ! La République En Marche!, press release of 16 October 2017.
Following the 2022 legislative election, Errante stood again as a candidate for the National Assembly's presidency;Loris Boichot (21 June 2022), Braun-Pivet, Pompili, Lescure... Six Marcheurs candidats pour remplacer Richard Ferrand à la tête de l’Assemblée Libération. in an internal vote, she lost against Yaël Braun-Pivet.
Other activities Caisse des dépôts et consignations, Chair of the Supervisory Board (2018–2022)Romain Gueugneau (11 September 2022), Caisse des Dépôts : les priorités du nouveau président de la commission de surveillance Les Echos.
Political positions In July 2019, Errante voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.
See also 2017 French legislative election
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