Pacôme Rupin (; born 25 January 1985) is a French politician who served as a member of the National Assembly from 2017 to 2022, representing the 7th constituency of Paris. A member of La République En Marche! (LREM), his constituency covers the 4th arrondissement, as well as parts of the 11th and 12th arrondissements.
Political career From 2005 until 2016, Rupin was a member of the Socialist Party.Charlie Vandekerkhove (9 June 2017), Pacôme Rupin, celui qui a appris à marcher à En Marche! BFM TV. He joined LREM shortly after its launch in 2016.Charlie Vandekerkhove (9 June 2017), Pacôme Rupin, celui qui a appris à marcher à En Marche! BFM TV.
Upon entering Parliament, Rupin was one of the four deputy chairpersons of the LREM parliamentary group under the leadership of successive chairmen Richard Ferrand (2017–2018) and Gilles Le Gendre (2018–2022).Alexandre Lemarié (27 June 2017), Assemblée nationale : le groupe La République en marche a attribué ses postes clés Le Monde. He also served on the Committee on Legal Affairs.Pacôme Rupin French National Assembly. In late 2018, he launched an informal group on Grand Paris.Jean-Jérôme Bertolus (19 October 2017), Génération spontanée: Entreprise, CETA, Grand Paris... Les groupes informels de députés En Marche se multiplient L'Opinion.
Ahead of the 2020 Paris municipal election, Rupin led a 12-person steering committee set up to prepare the LREM campaign and later served as campaign director for candidate Benjamin Griveaux.Mathilde Siraud (25 July 2019), Municipales à Paris: Benjamin Griveaux installe son équipe de campagne Le Figaro.
Political positions In July 2019, Rupin voted in favor of 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.
Personal life Rupin lives in a civil union with his partner.Florian Bardou (19 June 2017), Législatives : un Parlement un poil plus gay Libération.
See also 2017 French legislative election
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