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Ludovic Mendes

Ludovic Mendes

French politician (born 1987)

Ludovic Mendes (born 11 April 1987) 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 Moselle.[1]

Quick Facts Member of the National Assembly for Moselle's 2nd constituency, Preceded by ...

Political career

In parliament, Mendes serves as member of the Committee on Legal Affairs.[2] In this capacity, he is the parliament's rapporteur on the legalization of cannabidiol.[3]

In early 2018, Mendes was one of three LREM members who set up an informal parliamentary working group on Islam in order to contribute to the government's bill aimed at better organising and supervising the financing of the Muslim faith in France.[4] Alongside Isabelle Florennes, he drafted 11 recommendations to the government in 2022 to fight against anti-religious acts.[5]

In addition to his committee assignments, Mendes is part of the French-Portuguese Parliamentary Friendship Group.[6]

Political positions

In May 2018, Mendes co-sponsored an initiative in favour of legalizing assisted reproductive technology (ART) for all women (singles, heterosexual couples or lesbian couples).[7]

In July 2019, Mendes voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union's Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[8]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Elections législatives 2017". Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. [2]
    Ludovic Mendes French National Assembly.
  3. [3]
    Cannabis: des parlementaires veulent sortir de la situation «quasiment ubuesque» autour du CBD Le Figaro, 9 February 2021.
  4. [4]
    Alexandre Lemarié (23 November 2018), Des députés La République en marche s’attellent au sujet de l’islam de France Le Monde.
  5. [5]
    Deux députés font 11 propositions pour lutter contre les actes antireligieux Le Figaro, 16 March 2022.
  6. [6]
    Ludovic Mendes French National Assembly.
  7. [7]
    La PMA pour toutes, un acte d’égalité Libération (in French), 29 May 2018.
  8. [8]
    Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.
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