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| office = Member of the [[National Assembly (France)|National Assembly]] for [[Mayenne's 1st constituency]]
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'''Guillaume Garot''' (born 29 May 1966) is a French politician of the [[Socialist Party (France)|Socialist Party]] (PS) who has served as a member of the [[National Assembly of France|National Assembly]] from 2007 until 2012 and since 2014, representing the [[Mayenne]] department.<ref name='anfr'>{{cite web

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'''Guillaume Garot''' (born 29 May 1966) is a member of the [[National Assembly of France]]. He represents the [[Mayenne]] department,<ref name='anfr'>{{cite web
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}}</ref> and is a member of the [[Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche]]. After the French legislative elections of 2012, Guillaume Garot was nominated Junior Minister for the Food Industry, under the authority of [[Stéphane Le Foll]] in the [[Jean-Marc Ayrault]] government.
}}</ref> From 2012 until 2014, he was Junior Minister for the Food Industry under minister [[Stéphane Le Foll]] in the [[Ayrault government|government]] of [[Prime Minister of France|Prime Minister]] [[Jean-Marc Ayrault]].

==Political career==
During his first term in parliament, Garot served on the Committee on Economic Affairs (2007-2009) and the Defence Committee (2009-2012) before his appointment to the government.<ref>[http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA333285 Guillaume Garot] [[National Assembly (France)|National Assembly]].</ref>

While in government, Garot oversaw the French government's response to the [[2013 horse meat scandal]].<ref>Hugh Carnegy (December 16, 2013), [https://www.ft.com/content/91d76cb6-665a-11e3-8675-00144feabdc0 French police arrest 21 in illicit horsemeat inquiry] ''[[Financial Times]]''.</ref>

After leaving government in 2014, Garot was part of the Finance Committee (2014-2015) and the Committee on Legal Affairs (2014-2017). Since 2017, he has been serving on the Committee on Sustainable Development and Regional Planning.<ref>[http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA333285 Guillaume Garot] [[National Assembly (France)|National Assembly]].</ref> In 2015, he was the parliament's [[rapporteur]] on legislation obliging supermarkets to hand over unused food to charity and not destroy leftover products.<ref>Henry Samuel (December 10, 2015), [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/12044568/France-passes-pioneering-food-waste-bill-to-ban-supermarkets-from-binning-unused-food.html France passes 'pioneering' food waste bill to ban supermarkets from binning unused food] ''[[Daily Telegraph]]''.</ref><ref>Angelique Chrisafis (May 22, 2015), [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/22/france-to-force-big-supermarkets-to-give-away-unsold-food-to-charity France to force big supermarkets to give unsold food to charities] ''[[The Guardian]]''.</ref>

In addition to his committee assignments, Garot is part of the French-Japanese Parliamentary Friendship Group and the French-Tunisian Parliamentary Friendship Group.<ref>[http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA333285 Guillaume Garot] [[National Assembly (France)|National Assembly]].</ref>

==Other activities==
* National Council on Food (CNA), Chairman (2016-2019)


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 23:18, 12 December 2020

Guillaume Garot
Member of the National Assembly for Mayenne's 1st constituency
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 May 2014
French Minister for Food Industry
In office
2012–2014
PresidentFrançois Hollande
Prime MinisterJean-Marc Ayrault
Succeeded byStéphane Le Foll
Mayor of Laval
In office
2008–2012
Preceded byFrançois d'Aubert
Succeeded byJean-Christophe Boyer
Personal details
Born (1966-05-29) 29 May 1966 (age 58)
Laval, France
Political partySocialist Party
Alma materPantheon-Sorbonne University
Sciences Po

Guillaume Garot (born 29 May 1966) is a French politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who has served as a member of the National Assembly from 2007 until 2012 and since 2014, representing the Mayenne department.[1] From 2012 until 2014, he was Junior Minister for the Food Industry under minister Stéphane Le Foll in the government of Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault.

Political career

During his first term in parliament, Garot served on the Committee on Economic Affairs (2007-2009) and the Defence Committee (2009-2012) before his appointment to the government.[2]

While in government, Garot oversaw the French government's response to the 2013 horse meat scandal.[3]

After leaving government in 2014, Garot was part of the Finance Committee (2014-2015) and the Committee on Legal Affairs (2014-2017). Since 2017, he has been serving on the Committee on Sustainable Development and Regional Planning.[4] In 2015, he was the parliament's rapporteur on legislation obliging supermarkets to hand over unused food to charity and not destroy leftover products.[5][6]

In addition to his committee assignments, Garot is part of the French-Japanese Parliamentary Friendship Group and the French-Tunisian Parliamentary Friendship Group.[7]

Other activities

  • National Council on Food (CNA), Chairman (2016-2019)

References

  1. ^ "LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS" (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
  2. ^ Guillaume Garot National Assembly.
  3. ^ Hugh Carnegy (December 16, 2013), French police arrest 21 in illicit horsemeat inquiry Financial Times.
  4. ^ Guillaume Garot National Assembly.
  5. ^ Henry Samuel (December 10, 2015), France passes 'pioneering' food waste bill to ban supermarkets from binning unused food Daily Telegraph.
  6. ^ Angelique Chrisafis (May 22, 2015), France to force big supermarkets to give unsold food to charities The Guardian.
  7. ^ Guillaume Garot National Assembly.
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