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| Born | 10 February 1944 Pau, France |
| Political party | Union for French Democracy (Before 2002) Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015) Republicans (2015–17) |
| Alma mater | National School of Administration, Strasbourg Institute of Political Studies, Paris |
Alain Lamassoure (French pronunciation: [alɛ̃ lamasuʁ]; born 10 February 1944 in Pau) 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]
- ^ "Home | MEPs | European Parliament".
- ^ "About Us – Reconciliation of European Histories Group". Reconciliation of European Histories Group. 21 April 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ^ (in French) http://www.politiquemania.com/portrait-chinois-2.html
- ^ http://www.federalists.eu/uef/news/alain-lamassoure-a-case-for-an-optimistic-federalism/ Archived 15 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine 12 July 2011.