Meyer Habib

Meyer Habib (Hebrew: מאיר חביב‎) (born 28 April 1961) is a Tunisian-Jewish Israeli politician of the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI) who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since 2013, representing the eighth constituency for French residents overseas.[1]

Meyer Habib
Member of the National Assembly
for Eighth constituency for French residents overseas
Assumed office
21 June 2017
Personal details
Born (1961-04-28) 28 April 1961
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Political partyUDI
Alma materTechnion – Israel Institute of Technology

Political career

In parliament, Habib has been serving on the Committee on Foreign Affairs since 2013.[2]

In the Republicans' 2016 presidential primary, Habib endorsed François Fillon as the party's candidate for the 2017 French presidential election.

In July 2016, documents from the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed that Meyer Habib financed several trips abroad by Netanyahu in the 2000s.[3] Shortly after his re-election in 2017, he criticized the French media for bashing his long-standing friendship with Netanyahu.[4]

References
  1. http://www.francetvinfo.fr/elections/resultats/francais-de-l-etranger_99/francais-de-l-etranger_8eme-circonscription
  2. Meyer Habib National Assembly.
  3. Dov Alfon (June 8, 2016), New Documents Show Second French Tycoon Funded Netanyahu Family Vacations Haaretz.
  4. http://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/Netanyahu-confidant-Meyer-Habib-fends-off-criticism-about-Judaism-relationship-with-PM-497630


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