Amal Amélia Lakrafi is a French politician of the Renaissance party who has been serving as a member of the National Assembly since the 2017 elections, representing the 10th district of French people living abroad, which includes Africa and the Middle East.
Political career For En Marche!, Lakrafi ran for the 2017 legislative elections and was elected with 71.25% of the vote against Alain Marsaud, outgoing MP for LR in the 10th constituency of the French residents overseas. In June 2022, Lakrafi successfully sought re-election, following a nomination of the party of Emmanuel Macron's presidential majority.
In the National Assembly, Lakrafi is a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. In addition to her committee assignments, she chairs the France-United Arab Emirates Friendship Group and is vice-president of the France-Democratic Republic of the Congo Friendship Group and the France-Chad Friendship Group.
Political positions In July 2019, Lakrafi voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.Maxime Vaudano (July 24, 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.
Other activities French Development Agency (AFD), Member of the Supervisory BoardComposition of the Supervisory Board, 11 November 2018 French Development Agency (AFD).
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