Pierre Larrouturou
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Pierre Larrouturou in 2010
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| Member of the European Parliament for France |
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| Assumed office 2 July 2019 |
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| Born | 19 September 1964 Périgueux, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Political party | Socialist |
Pierre Larrouturou (born 1964) is a French economist and politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019.[1] He previously was a regional councilor of the Île-de-France.[2]
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Political career
Early beginnings
While still a consultant for the accounting firm Arthur Andersen, Larrouturou first entered national politics in 1993 by issuing a widely discussed 54-page manifesto advocating for a switch to a four-day workweek in France.[3]
Member of the European Parliament, 2019–present
In parliament, Larrouturou has been serving on the Committee on Budgets since 2019.[4] In this capacity, he was his parliamentary group’s rapporteur on the budget of the European Union for 2021.[5]
In addition to his committee assignments, Larrouturou is part of the parliament's delegations to the Israel and to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee.[6] He is also a member of the Spinelli Group[7] and the European Parliament Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development.[8]
In 2020, Larrouturou made headlines when he went on hunger strike to demand the EU introduce a financial transaction tax by 2024 and to protest against budget plans that downgraded programs on health, research and climate change.[9]
Controversy
In October 2019, visitors to the European Parliament whom Larrouturou had allowed to enter the building misbehaved. Larrouturou was subsequently sanctioned for his guests’ breach of the rules, specifically those that forbid the compromising of “the smooth conduct of parliamentary business and [...] the maintenance of security and order on Parliament’s premises or the functioning of its equipment.”[10]
Personal life
Larrouturou is married and has two children.
References
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- ↑ Roger Cohen (22 November 1993), Four-Day Prescription: Europe's Workweek Debate New York Times.
- ↑ Pierre Larrouturou European Parliament.
- ↑ Maïa de La Baume (28 October 2020), Senior French MEP goes on hunger strike to protest EU budget deal Politico Europe.
- ↑ Pierre Larrouturou European Parliament.
- ↑ Board & Members Spinelli Group.
- ↑ Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development European Parliament.
- ↑ Maïa de La Baume (28 October 2020), Senior French MEP goes on hunger strike to protest EU budget deal Politico Europe.
- ↑ Laurens Cerulus (19 January 2022), The European Parliament’s black book Politico Europe.
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