Loïc Dombreval (born 16 April 1966) is a French veterinarian and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served a single term (2017-2022) in the French National Assembly, representing the 2nd constituency of the department of Alpes-Maritimes.

Early career Dombreval worked as a veterinarian from 1990 until 1995 before taking on the position of communications director at Virbac's French subsidiary in 1995. From 1999 to 2000, he was a strategy consultant at Capgemini.

Political career Having previously been an active member of the Democratic Movement (MoDem), Dombreval joined LREM in 2017.Aurélie Delmas (24 June 2017), La galaxie Macron sur les bancs de l’Assemblée Libération.

In parliament, Dombreval served on the Committee on Sustainable Development and Spatial Planning. In this capacity, he was the parliament's rapporteur on animal welfare and rights in France,La lutte contre la maltraitance animale arrive devant les députés Le Figaro, 20 January 2021.William Adkins (28 January 2021), French MPs want ban on cat and dog sales in pet stores Politico Europe. including a 2021 ban on the use of wild animals in live circus shows.France bans wild animals in circuses France 24, 18 November 2021.

In addition to his committee assignments, Dombreval was a member of the French-Namibian Parliamentary Friendship Group.Loïc Dombreval French National Assembly.

In the 2022 elections Dombreval lost in the second round to Lionel Tivoli of National Rally.

Political positions In July 2019, Dombreval decided not to align with his parliamentary group's majority and became one of 52 LREM members who abstained from a vote on the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.

In 2021, Dombreval led efforts to ban the practice of marmot hunting in France.Thibault Roques (2 September 2021), Alpes-Maritimes : un député LREM veut interdire la chasse à la marmotte Le Figaro.

See also 2017 French legislative election

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