Frédéric Lefebvre

Frédéric Lefebvre (French pronunciation: ​[fʁedeʁik ləfɛvʁ]; born 14 October 1963 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) is a French politician who was Secretary of State for Trade, Small and Medium Enterprises, Tourism, Services, Liberal professions and Consumption under the Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry, François Baroin. He is a former member of the National Assembly of France. He represented the Hauts-de-Seine department, and was the spokesperson of the Union for a Popular Movement.[1] He was elected MP and representative of the first district of French outside France June 9, 2013. He lost his re-election race in June 2017. He is the founder of l'Ame Nord, a non profit organisation dedicated to serve the interests of French residents living in the US and Canada.

Frédéric Lefebvre
Member of the National Assembly for the First Overseas Constituency
In office
June 2013 (2013-June) – June 2017 (2017-June)
Preceded byCorinne Narassiguin
Succeeded byRoland Lescure
Personal details
Born (1963-10-14) 14 October 1963
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Political partyLa République En Marche! (2019-present)
Other political
affiliations		Agir (2017–19)
The Republicans (2015–17)
Union for a Popular Movement (2002–15)
Rally for the Republic (before 2002)
Spouse(s)Valérie Lefebvre
ChildrenQuentin and Alix
ProfessionAttorney

He was the UMP's candidate in the for First constituency for French residents overseas (for French expatriates in Canada and the United States) in the 2012 legislative election,[2] but lost against Corinne Narassiguin, who received 54.01% of the votes. On 15 February 2013, the Constitutional Council canceled the election and said Corinne Narassiguin ineligible. He topped the first round of the early parliamentary elections, and after the second round, 9 June 2013, he was elected against the Socialist candidate, Frank Scemama, with 53.72% of the vote. In June 2017, he lost his re-election race against Roland Lescure, the candidate of La République en marche!. Lescure won 80 percent of the vote, to Lefebvre's 20 percent.

He was a candidate in the 2016 Republican presidential primary.[3]

References
  1. "Lefebvre, le député du président". Le Parisien. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
  2. "Amérique du Nord : l'UMP désigne Lefebvre" Archived 2016-05-27 at the Wayback Machine, Le Journal du dimanche, 25 November 2011
  3. http://www.france24.com/en/20160215-france-les-republicains-presidential-primary-cope-sarkozy-juppe
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