Sacha Houlié (born 8 October 1988) is a French lawyer[1] and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since the 2017 elections, representing the department of Vienne.[2]
Sacha Houlié | |
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| Member of the National Assembly for Vienne's 2nd constituency | |
| Assumed office 21 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Catherine Coutelle |
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| Born | 8 October 1988 Bressuire, France |
| Political party | Renaissance |
| Alma mater | University of Poitiers Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Political career
editEarly beginnings
editHaving previously been active for the Socialist Party, Houlié joined LREM in 2015.[3] Together with three friends, including Pierre Person, he founded "Jeunes avec Macron" (Young People for Macron) in June 2015.[4]
Member of the National Assembly, 2017–present
editIn parliament, Houlié has been serving as member of the Committee on Legal Affairs since 2017.[5] In this capacity, he was his parliamentary group's rapporteur on 2019 legislation to strengthen the powers of elected municipal officials, particularly in small municipalities.[6] From 2017 until 2018, he was also one of the National Assembly's six vice-presidents, under the leadership of president François de Rugy.[7] Within his parliamentary group, he is considered a close ally of President Emmanuel Macron.[8]
Following Pierre Person's resignation from the LREM leadership in September 2020, Houlié joined him and stepped down as well.[9]
In 2022, Houlié was elected chair of the Committee on Legal Affairs.[10]
Other activities
edit- École nationale d'administration (ENA), Member of the Board of Directors[11][12]
Political positions
editHoulié is considered an advocate of an open and "inclusive" secularism. In early 2018, he was one of several LREM member who joined an informal parliamentary working group on Islam set up by Florent Boudié in order to contribute to the government's bill aimed at better organising and supervising the financing of the Muslim faith in France.[13]
In May 2018, Houlié co-sponsored an initiative in favour of legalizing assisted reproductive technology (ART) for all women (singles, heterosexual couples or lesbian couples).[14]
Amid efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in France, Houlié opposed the government's proposal for a state-supported “StopCovid” contact-tracing app project, arguing it could amount to "undemocratic state surveillance."[15] Also in 2020, he went against his parliamentary group's majority and abstained from an important vote on a much discussed security bill drafted by his colleagues Alice Thourot and Jean-Michel Fauvergue that helps, among other measures, curtail the filming of police forces.[16][17]
Controversy
editIn mid-2019, French farmers vandalized Houlié's office in Poitiers, in an effort to protest against his support for the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the European Union.[18] In April 2021, the inscription "Death to pigs" was found written on the building's facade.[19] In August 2021, the office was set on fire.[20]
See also
editBibliography
edit- "Sacha Houlié, ce député en pétard qui veut que ça roule" in Hallier tout feu tout flamme, Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Neva Editions, 2023. ISBN 978-2-35055-309-2
References
edit- ^ Julia Amalia Heyer (16 April 2018), En Marche One Year On: How Macron's Movement Is Transforming French Politics Der Spiegel.
- ^ "Elections législatives 2017". Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ Aurélie Delmas (24 June 2017), La galaxie Macron sur les bancs de l’Assemblée Libération, 9 September 2019.
- ^ Julia Amalia Heyer (16 April 2018), En Marche One Year On: How Macron's Movement Is Transforming French Politics Der Spiegel.
- ^ Sacha Houlié French National Assembly.
- ^ Laurent Thévenin (26 November 2019), L'Assemblée donne son feu vert à la loi sur les maires Les Echos.
- ^ Vincent Hulin (21 December 2017), Sacha Houlié va démissionner de la vice-présidence de l' Assemblée Nationale France Bleu.
- ^ Cédric Pietralunga and Alexandre Lemarié (20 October 2017), La République en marche: Les snipers de la Macronie Le Monde.
- ^ Julie Carriat (21 September 2020), « Nous ne savons plus qui nous sommes et ce que nous portons » : les cadres de LRM se déchirent Le Monde.
- ^ Pierre Maurer (8 August 2022), Assemblée nationale : Sacha Houlié, le macroniste rescapé de la «bande de Poitiers» Le Parisien.
- ^ Sacha Houlié French National Assembly.
- ^ Les membres du conseil d'administration de l'ENA École nationale d'administration (ENA).
- ^ Alexandre Lemarié (23 November 2018), Des députés La République en marche s’attellent au sujet de l’islam de France Le Monde.
- ^ La PMA pour toutes, un acte d’égalité Libération, 29 May 2018.
- ^ Mathieu Rosemain (17 April 2020), French friction over government's COVID-tracing app project Reuters.
- ^ Analyse du scrutin n° 3254, deuxième séance du 24/11/2020: Scrutin public sur l'ensemble de la proposition de loi relative à la sécurité globale (première lecture) National Assembly.
- ^ Elisa Braun (24 November 2020), Controversial security bill puts pressure on French interior minister Politico Europe.
- ^ Sudip Kar-Gupta (8 August 2019), French farmers damage more offices of Macron MPs over trade deals Reuters.
- ^ Le domicile du député LREM Sacha Houlié tagué Le Figaro, 2 April 2021.
- ^ Poitiers : la permanence du député LREM Sacha Houlié incendiée, une enquête ouverte Le Figaro 20 August 2021.