Anne-Christine Lang (born 10 August 1961) is a French politician who has been serving as a member of the National Assembly for Paris since 2014. A member of the Socialist Party (PS) until she joined La République En Marche! (LREM) in 2017, she first represented the 9th constituency as Jean-Marie Le Guen's substitute following his appointment as Secretary of State for Relations with Parliament by President François Hollande. In the 2017 legislative election, she ran in the neighbouring 10th constituency, which covers parts of the 13th and 14th arrondissements. Lang also served as a Councillor of Paris from 2001 until 2020.
Political career In Parliament, Lang serves as member of the Committee on Cultural Affairs and Education.Anne-Christine Lang French National Assembly. In this capacity, she was – alongside Fannette Charvier – her parliamentary group's rapporteur on l'école de la confiance, legislation introduced by Minister of National Education Jean-Michel Blanquer to restructure the French education system from nursery through to middle school.Marie-Christine Corbier (6 December 2018), Ecole : ce que veut changer le projet de loi Blanquer Les Échos. In 2020, Lang joined En commun (EC), a group within LREM led by Barbara Pompili.Maël Thierry (22 May 2020), L’appel de 46 députés LREM : « Nous voulons peser de l’intérieur » L'Obs.
Political positions In July 2019, Lang decided not to align with her parliamentary group's majority and became one of 52 LREM members who abstained from a vote on 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.
For the 2020 Paris municipal election, Lang went against the party line and endorsed Cédric Villani over Benjamin Griveaux as candidate for the mayorship.Elizabeth Pineau and Michel Rose (4 October 2019), Dissent grows among the loyalists Macron needs for reform push: sources Reuters.
In September 2020, Lang initiated a walkout of National Assembly members in protest of a woman in a hijab addressing a parliamentary commission. Lang said that as a feminist she could not accept the "mark of submission". In February 2022, she went against the party line again and was one of six LREM legislators who supported the Republicans’ motion for a ban on wearing hijabs in sports competitions.Loris Boichot (11 February 2022), La majorité s'emmêle autour du voile dans le sport Le Figaro.
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic in France, Lang led a group of 41 LREM deputies in March 2021 who proposed that, in order to mitigate the public distrust of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine, politicians volunteer to get vaccinated.Paul Chaulet (18 March 2021), Covid : les députés bientôt tous vaccinés avec AstraZeneca ? L'Express.
Other activities Centre national des œuvres universitaires et scolaires (CNOUS), Member of the Board of DirectorsAnne-Christine Lang French National Assembly. National Centre for Cinema and the Moving Image (CNC), Member of the Board of DirectorsAnne-Christine Lang French National Assembly.
See also 2017 French legislative election
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