Anne Sander (politician)

Anne Sander (born 1 October 1973) is a French politician of The Republicans who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2014.

Anne Sander
Anne Sander in July 2014
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
1 July 2014
ConstituencyFrance
Personal details
Born (1973-10-01) 1 October 1973
Haguenau, France
NationalityFrench
Political partyThe Republicans
FatherJean-Marie Sander

Early life

Sander was born on 1 October 1973 in Haguenau, a small town in northeastern France.[1]

Political career

Since the 2014 European elections, Sander has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for The Republicans, within the Group of the European People's Party.[1] She currently serves on the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and on the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. In addition to her committee assignments, she is a member of the parliament's delegation for relations with the EEA countries and Switzerland.

Following the 2019 elections, Sander became the First quaestor of the European Parliament for two and a half years. Her role as first quaestor made her part of the Parliament's leadership under President David Sassoli.[2] She is also a member of the URBAN Intergroup.[3]

Political positions

In the Republicans’ 2016 presidential primaries, Sander endorsed Bruno Le Maire as the party's candidate for the office of President of France.[4] In the party's 2017 leadership election, she later supported Laurent Wauquiez.[5]

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References
  1. European Parliament: Anne Sander
  2. EP Quaestors elected, Parliament Bureau complete European Parliament, press release of July 4, 2019.
  3. Members URBAN Intergroup.
  4. Ludovic Vigogne (April 20, 2016), Bataillons: Primaire à droite: la liste des premiers soutiens parlementaires L'Opinion.
  5. Ludovic Vigogne (October 11, 2017), La liste des 136 parrains de Laurent Wauquiez L'Opinion.


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