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Charles Sitzenstuhl

Charles Sitzenstuhl (born 3 December 1988) is a French politician of Agir who has been member of the National Assembly for Bas-Rhin's 5th constituency since 2022.[1]

Early career

From May 2017 to September 2021, Sitzenstuhl worked as political advisor to French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire. In 2018, he was part of the French delegation negotiating a roadmap for the future of the eurozone with Germany’s Minister of Finance Olaf Scholz.[2]

In 2020, Sitzenstuhl published La golf blanche, an autobiographic novel about a child experiencing domestic violence.[3][4]

Political career

Sitzenstuhl became a member of the National Assembly in 2022; at the time, he was – alongside Louis Margueritte and Charles Rodwell – one of three former staff members of Bruno Le Maire who moved from the Ministry of Economics and Finance to parliament.[5]

In parliament, Sitzenstuhl has since been serving on the Finance Committee.[6] In 2022, he was – alongside Daniel Labaronne and Matthieu Lefèvre – part of a parliamentary taskforce asked by Le Maire to identify ways to reduce the national budget.[7]

In addition to his committee assignments, Sitzenstuhl is part of the French delegation to the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly.[8]

In 2023, Sitzenstuhl resigned as one of the Renaissance group’s spokespeople.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ nationale, Assemblée. "M. Charles Sitzenstuhl - Bas-Rhin (5e circonscription)". Assemblée nationale (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  2. ^ Thibaut Madelin and Catherine Chatignoux (18 June 2018), Comment Le Maire et Scholz ont négocié l'avenir de la zone euro Les Echos.
  3. ^ Fabrice Gabriel (11 January 2020), « La Golf blanche », de Charles Sitzenstuhl : la vie sous la tyrannie paternelle Le Monde.
  4. ^ Yolande Baldeweck (20 February 2020), Charles Sitzenstuhl, derrière la façade lisse Le Figaro.
  5. ^ Loris Boichot (5 September 2022), À l’Assemblée nationale, les «bébés Le Maire» creusent leur sillon Le Figaro.
  6. ^ Charles Sitzenstuhl French National Assembly.
  7. ^ John Timsit (14 September 2022), Budget 2023 : une «task force» de députés de la majorité pilote la fin du «quoiqu'il en coûte» pour l'État Le Figaro.
  8. ^ Charles Sitzenstuhl French National Assembly.
  9. ^ Etienne Baldit (17 July 2023), Le député Renaissance Charles Sitzenstuhl veut quitter son poste de porte-parole Libération.