Xavier Roseren

Xavier Roseren
Member of the National Assembly
for Haute-Savoie's 6th constituency
In office
21 June 2017 – 9 June 2024
Preceded bySophie Dion
Mayor of Les Houches
In office
29 March 2014 – 11 July 2017
Preceded byPatrick Dole
Succeeded byMaurice Desailloud
Deputy Mayor of Les Houches
In office
2001–2014
Personal details
Born (1970-01-12) 12 January 1970 (age 54)
Chamonix, France
Political partyLa République En Marche!
Union of Democrats and Independents
Alma materGrenoble Alpes University
Savoy Mont Blanc University
ProfessionShopkeeper

Xavier Roseren (born 12 January 1970) is a French politician and shopkeeper who has served as a member of the French National Assembly for Haute-Savoie's 6th constituency from 2017 to 2024. He is affiliated with La République En Marche (LREM).

Early life

Xavier Roseren was born in Chamonix, France as the youngest child in a large family.[1][2] He grew up in Les Houches and studied at the college-Lycée Saint-Michel. Roseren then attended Grenoble Alpes University, graduating with a General University Studies Degree (DEUG) in applied mathematics and social sciences. This was followed by a licentiate and a master's degree in commercial engineering from the University Institute of Technology at Savoy Mont Blanc University in Annecy.[2]

In 1998, Roseren became the co-manager of a sports store in Les Houches alongside his brother. He is involved in his local community, serving as a volunteer for several years at the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc in 2006.[3]

Political career

Roseren became deputy mayor of Les Houches in 2001 and vice-president of the Community of Communes of the Chamonix Valley and 2009. He was elected mayor of Les Houches in the 2014 French municipal elections as a member of the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI), serving until June 2017.[4]

In June 2017, Roseren endorsed Emmanuel Macron in the 2017 French presidential election, arguing that he would reconnect politics with the lives of citizens. Roseren was, in return, nominated by Macron's La République En Marche (LREM) in Haute-Savoie's 6th constituency for that year's legislative elections. He was elected to the National Assembly with 56.5% of the vote in the second round, defeating incumbent deputy Sophie Dion of The Republicans.[5]

In the National Assembly, Roseren focuses on issues surrounding tourism, industry, air quality, urban development and agriculture.[6] He sits on the Finance Committee and the Committee of the Massif of the Alps, and also serves as the co-president of the Montagne Study Group and the vice-president of the Air and Health Study Group.[7][6] In addition to his committee assignments, Roseren is part of the French-Italian Parliamentary Friendship Group and the French-Nepalese Parliamentary Friendship Group.[8] He has also been appointed special rapporteur of the Economy and Business Development mission.[6]

In July 2019, Roseren unsuccessfully ran for the office of quaestor of the National Assembly.[9]

Roseren successfully ran for re-election in the 2022 French legislative elections. He defeated former Member of the European Parliament Dominique Martin of the National Rally in the second round, winning 63.11% of the vote.[10]

Political positions

In July 2019, Roseren decided not to align with the majority of his party and became one of 52 LREM deputies who abstained from a vote on the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[11]

Personal life

Roseren is married and has two children. He lives in Passy in the department of Haute-Savoie.[7]

References

  1. ^ "M. Xavier Roseren - Haute-Savoie (6e circonscription) - Assemblée nationale". www2.assemblee-nationale.fr. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b Roseren, Xavier (2022). "Biographie de Xavier Roseren, candidat aux législatives en 74". Xavier Roseren. Archived from the original on 2 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Xavier ROSEREN - Ses résultats Trail et UTMB® Index". utmb.world (in French). Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Législatives : qui est Xavier Roseren, le nouveau député (REM) de la 6e circonscription de Haute-Savoie ?". ici, par France Bleu et France 3 (in French). 18 June 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  5. ^ l'Intérieur, Ministère de. "Résultats des élections législatives 2017". www.interieur.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  6. ^ a b c Roseren, Xavier. "Xavier Roseren, député du Mont-Blanc en Haute-Savoie". Xavier Roseren. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Xavier Roseren, candidat dans la 6e circonscription de Haute-Savoie". Xavier Roseren, député en 2022 en Haute-Savoie (in French). Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  8. ^ Xavier Roseren French National Assembly.
  9. ^ Pétreault, Clément (12 July 2019). "L'Assemblée nationale et le bal des ambitieux". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  10. ^ l'Intérieur, Ministère de. "Résultats des élections législatives 2022". www.interieur.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  11. ^ Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.