Yaël Braun-Pivet

Yaël Braun-Pivet (born 7 December 1970) is a French lawyer[1] and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Yvelines.[2]

Yaël Braun-Pivet
Member of the National Assembly for Yvelines's 5th constituency
Assumed office
21 June 2017
Preceded byJacques Myard
Personal details
Born (1970-12-07) 7 December 1970
Nancy, France
NationalityFrench
Political partyLa République En Marche!
ProfessionLawyer

Political career

Before entering politics, Braun-Pivet volunteered with Restaurants du Cœur.[3]

In parliament, Braun-Pivet chairs the Committee on Legal Affairs.[4] As part of her work on the committee, she led the work on a 2017 law regulating conflict of interest among elected officials, which had been initiatied as a consequence of the Fillon affair.[5] From July 2018, she also chaired an parliamentary inquiry into the Benalla affair.[6]

In September 2018, after François de Rugy's appointment to the government, Braun-Pivet announced her candidacy for the presidency of the National Assembly; she eventually withdrew and instead endorsed Richard Ferrand.[7]

Personal life

Braun-Pivet is married and has five children.[8]

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