Didier Baichère (born 20 August 1970) is a French politician who has been serving as a member of the National Assembly since 18 June 2017, representing the department of Yvelines.
In parliament, Baichère serves on the Defense Committee and the Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Choices (OPECST).
[3] In late 2019, Baichère was one of 17 members of the Defense Committee who co-signed a letter to Prime Minister Édouard Philippe in which they warned that the 365 million euro ($406 million) sale of aerospace firm Groupe Latécoère to U.S. fund Searchlight Capital raised “questions about the preservation of know-how and France’s defense industry base” and urged government intervention.
[4][5] Also in 2019, he co-sponsored legislation to create a framework for wide-ranging tests of facial recognition software for government services.
[7] In July 2019, Baichère voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.