Josiane Corneloup

Josiane Corneloup
Member of the National Assembly
for Saône-et-Loire's 2nd constituency
Assumed office
21 June 2017
Preceded byÉdith Gueugneau
Mayor of Saint-Bonnet-de-Joux
In office
30 March 2014 – 10 July 2017
Preceded byJacques Lecoq
Succeeded byPatrick Pagès
Personal details
Born (1959-09-30) 30 September 1959
Le Creusot, France
Political partyThe Republicans (2016–present)
Alma materUniversity of Auvergne
ProfessionPharmacist

Josiane Corneloup (French pronunciation: [ʒozjan kɔʁnəlu]; born 30 September 1959) is a French pharmacist and politician of The Republicans (LR) who has represented the 2nd constituency of the Saône-et-Loire department in the National Assembly since the 2017 legislative election.

Political career

Corneloup was elected to the French Parliament in the 2017 legislative election.

In parliament, Corneloup serves on the Committee on Social Affairs.[1] In this capacity, she is the parliament's rapporteur on the government's decision to declare a state of emergency amid the COVID-19 pandemic in France in 2020.[2]

In addition to her committee assignments, Corneloup is part of the French-Senegalese Parliamentary Friendship Group.[3]

According to Le Monde, Corneloup was one of the wealthiest members of parliament at the time of her election.[4]

Political positions

In July 2019, Corneloup voted against the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[5]

Ahead of the 2022 presidential elections, Corneloup publicly declared her support for Michel Barnier as the Republicans’ candidate.[6] In the run-up to the Republicans’ 2022 convention, he endorsed Éric Ciotti as the party's chairman.[7]

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