Ludovic Mendes (born 11 April 1987) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Moselle.
Political career In parliament, Mendes serves as member of the Committee on Legal Affairs.Ludovic Mendes French National Assembly. In this capacity, he is the parliament's rapporteur on the legalization of cannabidiol.Cannabis: des parlementaires veulent sortir de la situation «quasiment ubuesque» autour du CBD Le Figaro, 9 February 2021.
In early 2018, Mendes was one of three LREM members who set up an informal parliamentary working group on Islam in order to contribute to the government's bill aimed at better organising and supervising the financing of the Muslim faith in France.Alexandre Lemarié (23 November 2018), Des députés La République en marche s’attellent au sujet de l’islam de France Le Monde. Alongside Isabelle Florennes, he drafted 11 recommendations to the government in 2022 to fight against anti-religious acts.Deux députés font 11 propositions pour lutter contre les actes antireligieux Le Figaro, 16 March 2022.
In addition to his committee assignments, Mendes is part of the French-Portuguese Parliamentary Friendship Group.Ludovic Mendes French National Assembly.
Political positions In May 2018, Mendes co-sponsored an initiative in favour of legalizing assisted reproductive technology (ART) for all women (singles, heterosexual couples or lesbian couples).La PMA pour toutes, un acte d’égalité Libération (in French), 29 May 2018.
In July 2019, Mendes voted in favor 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.
See also 2017 French legislative election
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