Alain Lamassoure

Alain Lamassoure (French pronunciation: [alɛ̃ lamasuʁ]; born 10 February 1944) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the south-west of France.

He was a member of Les Républicains, which is part of the European People's Party, and was the chairman of the European Parliament's Committee on Budgets from July 2009 until June 2014.

[1] He is a substitute for the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, a member of the delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, and a member of the EPP-ED bureau.

He was also a member of the temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007–2013.

Lamassoure is a member of the Reconciliation of European Histories Group.