Guillaume Kasbarian
Guillaume Kasbarian (French pronunciation: [ɡijom kasbaʁjɑ̃]; born 28 February 1987) is a French business consultant and politician of Renaissance (RE, formerly La République En Marche!)[1] who has been representing the 1st constituency of the Eure-et-Loir department in the National Assembly from 2017 to 2024 and again from 2025.[2] Over the course of 2024, Kasbarian briefly served as Minister Delegate for Housing in the government of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal[3] and as Minister of Civil Service, Streamlining and Public Sector Transformation in the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier. Education and early careerThe son of two civil servants of Armenian descent,[1] Kasbarian graduated from the ESSEC Business School in 2010. He subsequently worked as a consultant in a Parisian strategy consulting firm.[4] Political careerEarly beginningsKasbarian was the local representative of En Marche! for Eure-et-Loir from December 2016 to June 2017. Member of the National Assembly, 2017–2024Kasbarian was elected deputy of the 1st constituency of Eure-et-Loir on 18 June 2017, after his victory over Franck Masselus in the second round of legislative elections. In parliament, Kasbarian served as member of the Committee on Economic Affairs from 2017; he became the committee’s chair after the 2022 legislative elections. In addition to his committee assignments, he was part of the parliamentary friendship groups with Armenia and South Africa.[5] From November 2017, Kasbarian was part of LREM's executive board under the leadership of the party's successive chairmen Christophe Castaner and Stanislas Guerini.[6] Political positionsIn July 2019, Kasbarian voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union's Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[7] See alsoReferences
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