Michèle Crouzet (born 31 August 1967) is a French politician of the Democratic Movement (MoDem)Une nouvelle députée quitte le groupe LREM à l'Assemblée et rejoint le Modem Le Figaro, 29 August 2020. who was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Yonne. From 2017 until 2019, she was a member of La République En Marche! (LREM).
Political career Having previously been an active member of the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI), Crouzet joined LREM in 2017.Aurélie Delmas (24 June 2017), La galaxie Macron sur les bancs de l’Assemblée Libération.
In parliament, Crouzet serves on the Committee on Economic Affairs. In addition to her committee assignments, she is a member of the French-Venezuelan Parliamentary Friendship Group.Michèle Crouzet French National Assembly. In September 2019, Crouzet announced that she would leave LREM, expressing disagreement in particular on her party’s choice of candidates for the municipal elections.Au lendemain de son université d'été, LaREM perd deux membres de son groupe à l'Assemblée nationale BFM TV, 9 September 2019.
Political positions A few months after she took office, Crouzet became known for her disagreements with the party's political line. In early 2019, together with around twenty other LREM members, she proposed to re-establish a solidarity tax on wealth, which had been abolished the previous year.Cédric Pietralunga and Audrey Tonnelier (7 February 2019), ISF : des députés LRM remettent en cause le « ruissellement » Le Monde.
In July 2019, Crouzet 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.
See also 2017 French legislative election
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