Alain Lamassoure
Alain Lamassoure | |
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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 Pau, France |
| Political 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.
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.
He was in charge of writing parts of the Treaty of Lisbon. 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.