Alain Lamassoure
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Alain Lamassoure | |
|---|---|
 Alain Lamassoure in 2007 | |
| Minister delegate to the Budget | |
| In office 7 November 1995 – 2 June 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | Alain Juppé |
| Preceded by | François d'Aubert |
| Succeeded by | Christian Sautter |
| Minister delegate to European affairs | |
| In office 30 March 1993 – 11 May 1995 | |
| Prime Minister | Édouard Balladur |
| Preceded by | Georges Kiejman |
| Succeeded by | Michel Barnier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 February 1944 |
| Party | The Republicans UMP UDF |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po, ÉNA |
Alain Lamassoure (French pronunciation: [alɛ̃ lamasuʁ]; born 10 February 1944) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the south-west of France. He was a member of Les Républicains, which is part of the European People's Party, and was the chairman of the European Parliament's Committee on Budgets from July 2009 until June 2014.[1]
He is a substitute for the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, a member of the delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, and a member of the EPP-ED bureau. He was also a member of the temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007–2013. Lamassoure is a member of the Reconciliation of European Histories Group.[2]
He was in charge of writing parts of the Treaty of Lisbon.[3] Alain Lamassoure is a well-known pro-European. He is a member of the European Movement France, which he has been vice-president of, and has a privileged relationship with the diverse European federalist groups.[4]
