The Finance, General Economy and Budgetary Monitoring Committee (French: Commission des Finances, de l'Économie générale et du Contrôle budgétaire), known as the Finance Committee, is one of the eight standing committees of the French National Assembly. It is traditionally chaired by a member of the largest opposition party.
Jurisdiction
The powers of the Commission for Economic Affairs are as follows :
Public finances Finance laws Programming laws for multi-year public finance guidelines Control of budget execution Local taxation Economic conditions Monetary Policy Banks Insurance Domain State participation
The reform of the Standing Orders of the National Assembly of May 27, 2009 introduced that the chairmanship of the finance committee is vested in the opposition.
List of chairmen
PortraitNameConstituencyTook officeLeft office Political party Legislature Didier Migaud Isère's 4th constituency June 28, 2007 February 23, 2010 PS13th legislature Jérôme Cahuzac Lot-et-Garonne's 3rd constituency February 24, 2010 June 19, 2012 PS Gilles Carrez Val-de-Marne's 5th constituency June 28, 2012 June 20, 2017 UMP14th legislature Éric Woerth Oise's 4th constituency June 29, 2017 June 21, 2022 LR 15th legislature Éric Coquerel Seine-Saint-Denis's 1st constituency June 30, 2022 Incumbent LFI 16th legislature
Current Bureau's Committee
+ Composition of the bureau Post Name Constituency Group Chairman Éric Coquerel Seine-Saint-Denis's 1st constituency LFI General Reporter Charles de Courson Marne's 5th constituency LIOTVice-chair Nadia Hai Yvelines's 7th constituency RE François Jolivet Indre's 1st constituency HOR Véronique Louwagie Orne's 2nd constituency LR Mohamed Laqhila Bouches-du-Rhône's 11th constituency DEM Secretary Fabien Di Filippo Moselle's 4th constituency LR Marina Ferrari Savoie's 1st constituency DEM Christine Pirès-Beaune Puy-de-Dôme's 2nd constituency SOC Benjamin Dirx Saône-et-Loire's 1st constituency RE
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