François-Michel Lambert


François-Michel Lambert is a French politician who has been serving as a member of the National Assembly since the 2012 elections, respresenting the 10th constituency of Bouches-du-Rhône.

Early career

After 16 years at Pernod Ricard as a packaging manager and then as a logistics manager, he resumed his studies in logistics management to work as a consultant to local authorities.

Political career

In the Socialist Party's primaries ahead of the 2017 presidential elections, Lambert supported Jean-Luc Bennahmias.
In parliament, Lambert serves on the Committee on Sustainable Development and Spatial Planning. He is also a member of the parliamentary friendship groups with Armenia, Benin, and Cuba.
In the 2017 elections, Lambert was re-elected as a member of La République En Marche!. After several attempts to create a parliamentary group separate from the LREM group, notably with Paul Molac and non-attached centre-left MPs, he succeeded in October 2018 with the launch of the Liberties and Territories group.

Political positions

In April 2014, Lambert decided to vote against the party line and instead supported the budgetary stability pact introduced by Prime Minister Manuel Valls.
In September 2018, after François de Rugy's appointment to the government, Lambert supported Barbara Pompili's candidacy for the presidency of the National Assembly.