Éric Coquerel

French politician

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Éric Coquerel
Éric Coquerel in 2017.

Member of the National Assembly for Seine-Saint-Denis's 1st constituency
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 June 2017
Preceded by	Bruno Le Roux

Personal details
Born	(1958-12-30) 30 December 1958 (age 65) Courbevoie, France
Political party	La France Insoumise

Éric Coquerel (born 30 December 1958) is a French politician representing La France Insoumise. He was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Seine-Saint-Denis.^[1] In 2022, following the parliamentary elections, he was elected chair of the Finance Committee.^[2]

Accusations of inappropriate behaviour with women

Rumors have long circulated about his behaviour with women.^[3] He is formally accused on July 2, 2022 of "inappropriate gestures" by a former figure of the Yellow Vests, Sophie Tissier. The latter declares having seized the committee against sexual violence of La France Insoumise.^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Seine-Saint-Denis - 1ère circonscription , resultats élections législatives 2017".
^ "5 choses à savoir sur Eric Coquerel, nouveau président de la Commission des finances de l'Assemblée". TF1 INFO (in French). 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
^ "Rumeurs sur Eric Coquerel : LFI n'a "aucun témoignage" de femmes à ce jour".
^ "Accusations contre Eric Coquerel : La militante Sophie Tissier déclare avoir saisi le comité contre les violences sexuelles de LFI après des "gestes déplacés"". 3 July 2022.
^ "Sophie Tissier: "Je veux juste qu'Eric Coquerel reconnaisse qu'il a eu des comportements déplacés"".