Jacques Marilossian | |
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Member of the National Assembly for Hauts-de-Seine's 7th constituency | |
Assumed office 21 June 2017 | |
Preceded by | Patrick Ollier |
Personal details | |
Born | Le Puy-en-Velay, France | 26 July 1958
Political party | La République En Marche! (since 2016) |
Other political affiliations | Parti Socialiste (until 2016) |
Alma mater |
École Centrale Paris Sciences Po University Panthéon-Sorbonne |
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]
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]
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]
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]