Lionel Tardy

Lionel Tardy(born 7 June 1966 inAnnecy-le-Vieux,Haute-Savoie) was a member of theNational Assembly of France.He represented the2nd constituencyof theHaute-Savoiedepartment,and is a member of theUnion for a Popular Movement.

Career

He is a computer scientist by profession, Lionel Tardy is manager of the company services and computer consulting LTI (Lionel Tardy Computer). It employs 18 people and specializes in the sale of complete IT solutions toSMEsin theSavoy.He became vice president of the service sector of theCGPMEof Haute-Savoie, and President from November 2005 to January 2007.

He resigned to run for the2007 French legislative election.Although new to politics, he was elected on 17 June 2007, for the XIIIth legislature (2007–2012), in the second district ofHaute-Savoie,beating the second round, the incumbentBernard Bosson(New Centre) with 55.51% of the vote. He is committed toCumul des mandats.His election against a leading political figure can be explained by the informal support he enjoyed from many elected officials of the UMP, opposed to Mr. Bosson for his support ofNicolas Sarkozyduring the presidential election.

Although labeled "a member of the right", however he sits in the UMP, in the National Assembly. He is a member of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Vice President of SMB. He noted the 18 October 2007, during the budget debate in 2008, by an amendment to the heads of SMEs to reduce theirISFup to the amounts they invest for five years in society. This provision has raised some concerns in the ranks of the left, and among the UMP. He is Chairman of the Working Group on payment periods in the context of thelaw on the modernization of the economy.

In 2009, during discussions on the Creation and Internet law (HADOPI law), he was the member for the Presidential Majority, investing most actively against the principle of flexible response, with technical and legal arguments, both in the chamber and the media. Part of the arguments were taken up by the Constitutional Council, in the revision of the law. He opposed therevised bill.In 2011, he proposed a "freedom of panorama"amendment, which was defeated.

On 30 June 2010, he took part in the hearing ofRaymond Domenechby Parliament about theWorld Cup in South Africa.Opposed to the hearing in camera, Lionel Tardy transcribed the remarks via Twitter.

On 14 July 2011, Lionel Tardy told the Green Party candidate to the presidential electionEva Joly,who has the French and Norwegian double nationality, to go back to Norway.

He was theDVDcandidate inHaute-Savoie's 2nd constituencyin the2022 French legislative electionbut came in third place.

External links

• "Lionel Tardy",French wikipedia