Laurence Vanceunebrock-Mialon

Laurence Vanceunebrock
Member of the French National Assembly for Allier's 2nd constituency
In office 21 June 2017 – 21 June 2022
Preceded by	Bernard Lesterlin
Succeeded by	Jorys Bovet
Personal details
Born	(1970-05-06) 6 May 1970 (age 54) Avion, France
Political party	Democratic Movement (2023–present)
Other political affiliations	Renaissance (2017–2023)
Profession	Police officer

Laurence Vanceunebrock is a French politician of Democratic Movement (MoDem) who served as a member of the French National Assembly from 2017 to 2022,^[1] representing Allier's 2nd constituency,^[2][3] and a former police officer.^[4]

Political career

In parliament, Vanceunebrock served as member of the Committee on Social Affairs. From 2021, she was the parliament’s rapporteur on legislation to ban so-called conversion therapies that attempt to change an individual's sexual orientation.^[5]

In addition to her committee assignments, Vanceunebrock chaired the French-Danish Parliamentary Friendship Group.^[6]

Vanceunebrock lost her seat in the first round of the 2022 French legislative election.^[7]

In September 2023 she left Renaissance and joined the Democratic Movement.^[8]

Political positions

In 2018, Vanceunebrock joined other co-signatories around Sébastien Nadot in officially filing a request for a commission of inquiry into the legality of French weapons sales to the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, days before an official visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Paris.^[9]

In 2020, Vanceunebrock went against her parliamentary group's majority and abstained from an important vote on a much discussed security bill drafted by her colleagues Alice Thourot and Jean-Michel Fauvergue that helps, among other measures, curtail the filming of police forces.^[10][11]

Personal life

Vanceunebrock has two daughters.^[12]

References

1. Marius Bocquet (13 June 2022), Résultats législatives 2022 : qui sont les 65 députés sortants éliminés au premier tour ? Le Figaro.
2. "Législatives : qui est Laurence Vanceunebrock-Mialon, la nouvelle députée REM de la 2e circonscription de l'Allier ?". Francebleu.fr. 22 February 1999. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
3. "Montluçon : Laurence Vanceunebrock élue députée - Montluçon (03100) - La Montagne". Lamontagne.fr. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
4. La députée LREM Laurence Vanceunebrock fait son coming-out (et va s'investir pour la PMA) Libération, November 22, 2017.
5. «Thérapies de conversion» : les députés débattront d'un texte LREM en octobre Le Figaro, 14 September 2021.
6. Laurence Vanceunebrock French National Assembly.
7. à 08h03, Par Le Parisien Le 12 juin 2022; À 22h29, Modifié Le 12 Juin 2022 (12 June 2022). "Législatives 2022 : les résultats dans l'Allier". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
8. "Ancienne députée Renaissance, Laurence Vanceunebrock devient déléguée Modem de l'Allier". lamontagne.fr (in French). 10 September 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
9. John Irish and Marine Pennetier (April 5, 2018), Ahead of Saudi prince visit, Macron lawmaker asks for inquiry over French arms sales Reuters.
10. Analyse du scrutin n° 3254, deuxième séance du 24/11/2020: Scrutin public sur l'ensemble de la proposition de loi relative à la sécurité globale (première lecture) National Assembly.
11. Elisa Braun (November 24, 2020), Controversial security bill puts pressure on French interior minister Politico Europe.
12. La députée LREM Laurence Vanceunebrock fait son coming-out (et va s'investir pour la PMA) Libération, November 22, 2017.