Laurent Furst

Laurent Furst
Deputy for Bas-Rhin's 6th constituency
In office
20 June 2012 – 27 June 2020
Preceded byAlain Ferry
Succeeded byPhilippe Meyer
Personal details
Born (1965-05-19) 19 May 1965
Colmar, Haut-Rhin, France
PartyLR
ProfessionHospital director

Laurent Furst (born 19 May 1965) is a French politician of the Republicans who had served as a deputy of the National Assembly from 2012 to 2020, representing Bas-Rhin's 6th constituency.[1]

Political career

Furst was elected to the National Assembly in 2012 having served as mayor of Molsheim since 1995.[2] In parliament, he serves on the Defence Committee. In addition to his committee assignments, he is a member of the French-Slovak Parliamentary Friendship Group.[3]

Political positions

In the Republicans’ 2016 presidential primaries, Furst endorsed Jean-François Copé as the party’s candidate for the office of President of France.[4] In the Republicans’ 2017 leadership election, he endorsed Laurent Wauquiez.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "M. Laurent Furst - Mandat clos - Bas-Rhin (6e circonscription) - Assemblée nationale". www2.assemblee-nationale.fr. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Ma biographie". Archived from the original on 2019-03-19. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  3. ↑ Laurent Furst French National Assembly.
  4. ↑ Judith Waintraub (May 7, 2016), Jean-François Copé se qualifie pour la primaire à droite Le Figaro.
  5. ↑ Ludovic Vigogne (October 11, 2017), La liste des 136 parrains de Laurent Wauquiez L'Opinion.