Christophe Blanchet (born 9 April 1973) is a French politician of Renaissance (RE) who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly, representing the 4th constituency of Calvados.
In Parliament, Blanchet serves on the Defense Committee. In addition to his committee assignments, he is a member of the French-Paraguayan Parliamentary Friendship Group.Christophe Blanchet French National Assembly.
In late 2019, Blanchet was one of 17 members of the Defense Committee who co-signed a letter to Prime Minister Édouard Philippe in which they warned that the 365 million euro ($406 million) sale of aerospace firm Groupe Latécoère to U.S. fund Searchlight Capital raised “questions about the preservation of know-how and France’s defense industry base” and urged government intervention.Michel Cabirol (23 November 2019), Ventes de Photonis et Latécoère: 17 députés souhaitent une approche souveraine La Tribune.Laurence Frost (9 January 2020), Concerns over U.S. Latecoere purchase overblown: Dassault CEO Reuters.
In late 2020, Blanchet left the LREM group and instead joined the MoDem group.Trois députés quittent le groupe LRM pour celui du MoDem Le Monde, 7 September 2020.Isabelle Ficek (8 September 2020), Le groupe Modem accumule les renforts à l'Assemblée Les Echos.
See also French legislative elections 2017
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