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Jacques Marilossian
French politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jacques Marilossian (born 26 July 1958) 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 Hauts-de-Seine.[1]
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Early life and career
The grandchild of immigrants who survived the Armenian genocide,[2] Marilossian holds degrees in engineering from École Centrale Paris (ECP), public service from Sciences Po Paris, and economics from University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne. Before entering politics, he worked as an independent consultant on information systems strategy for companies in the energy sector. Marilossian is also a member of the board of directors of the Institute of Advanced Studies in National Defence (IHEDN).[3]
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Political career
In parliament, Marilossian serves on the Defense Committee. In addition to his committee assignments, he is a member of the French-Armenian Parliamentary Friendship Group and of the French delegation to the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie.[4]
Political positions
In July 2019, Marilossian voted in favour of the French ratification of the European Union's Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[5]
In late 2019, Marilossian was one of 17 members of the Defense Committee who co-signed a letter to Prime Minister Édouard Philippe in which they warned that the 365 million euro ($406 million) sale of aerospace firm Groupe Latécoère to U.S. fund Searchlight Capital raised "questions about the preservation of know-how and France's defense industry base" and urged government intervention.[6][7]
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