François-Michel Lambert
Member of the National Assembly
for Bouches-du-Rhône's 10th constituency
Assumed office
17 June 2012
Preceded byRichard Mallié
Personal details
Born (1966-08-24) 24 August 1966
Havana, Cuba
NationalityFrench
Political partyLiberty Ecology Fraternity (since 2020)
Other political
affiliations		Ecology Generation (until 2012)
Europe Ecology – The Greens (2012–2015)
Democratic Front (2015–2017)
Union of Democrats and Ecologists (2015–2020)

François-Michel Lambert (born 24 August 1966) is a French politician who has represented the 10th constituency of the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the National Assembly since 2012.[1] A former member of Europe Ecology – The Greens (EELV), which he left in 2015 to join Jean-Luc Bennahmias's Democratic Front (FD), he has been a member of Liberty Ecology Fraternity (LEF) since 2020.

Early career

After 16 years at Pernod Ricard as a packaging manager and then as a logistics manager, he resumed his studies in logistics management to work as a consultant to local authorities.[2]

Political career

In the 2012 legislative election, Lambert was elected to the National Assembly in Bouches-du-Rhône's 10th constituency, located on the border with Var, northeast of Marseille. In 2016, he advised Minister of the Economy, Industry and Digital Affairs Emmanuel Macron on a strategy to increase France's competence in logistics.[3] In the Socialist Party's primary ahead of the 2017 presidential election, Lambert supported Jean-Luc Bennahmias.[4]

In Parliament, Lambert serves on the Committee on Sustainable Development and Spatial Planning. He is also a member of the parliamentary friendship groups with Armenia, Benin and Cuba.[5]

In the 2017 legislative election, Lambert was reelected as a member of the National Assembly with the support of La République En Marche! (LREM).[6] After several attempts to create a parliamentary group separate from the LREM group, notably with Paul Molac and non-attached centre-left MPs,[7] he succeeded in October 2018 with the launch of the Liberties and Territories group.[8][9]

Political positions

In April 2014, Lambert decided to vote against the party line and instead supported the budgetary stability pact introduced by Socialist Prime Minister Manuel Valls.[10] In September 2018, following François de Rugy's appointment to the government, Lambert supported Barbara Pompili's candidacy for the presidency of the National Assembly.[11]

Lambert is known for his advocacy in favour of the legalisation of cannabis in France. In 2021, he exhibited a joint during a parliamentary debate, which prompted an order recall from President of the National Assembly Richard Ferrand.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "M. François-Michel Lambert". National Assembly. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Émilie Trevert (7 May 2014), François-Michel Lambert, l'écolo qui dérange Duflot Le Point.
  3. ↑ Elisa Braun and Rym Momtaz (6 January 2021), Use of consultancies for vaccine rollout sparks controversy in France Politico Europe.
  4. ↑ Charles Sapin (4 January 2017), Primaire à gauche : le chanteur Sanseverino, président du comité de soutien de Bennahmias Le Parisien.
  5. ↑ François-Michel Lambert French National Assembly.
  6. ↑ "Bouches-du-Rhône, circonscription 10 RÉSULTATS LÉGISLATIVES 2017". Le Figaro. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  7. ↑ Gaël Vaillant (8 August 2018), Des députés En marche tentent une nouvelle fois de créer un autre groupe parlementaire Le Journal du Dimanche.
  8. ↑ Tristan Quinault-Maupoil and Mathilde Siraud (17 October 2018), Assemblée nationale : création d'un nouveau groupe baptisé «Libertés et territoires» Le Figaro.
  9. ↑ Elisa Braun and Rym Momtaz (6 January 2021), Use of consultancies for vaccine rollout sparks controversy in France Politico Europe.
  10. ↑ Émilie Trevert (7 May 2014), François-Michel Lambert, l'écolo qui dérange Duflot Le Point.
  11. ↑ Julie Cloris (9 September 2018), Duel Ferrand-Pompili pour présider l’Assemblée : qui soutient qui ? Le Parisien.
  12. ↑ Cannabis : quand un député pro-légalisation brandit un joint devant l'Assemblée nationale Le Figaro, 6 May 2021.
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