Bénédicte Taurine
Bénédicte Taurine (born 18 June 1976) is a French politician representing la France Insoumise. She was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Ariège.[1]
Bénédicte Taurine | |
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Member of the French National Assembly for Ariège's 1st constituency | |
Assumed office 21 June 2017 | |
Preceded by | Frédérique Massat |
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Born | Lavelanet, France | 18 June 1976
Political party | PCF FI |
Education | Paul Sabatier University |
Occupation | Teacher |
Biography
Early life
Taurine is a teacher in Life and Earth Sciences at a Secondary School, she also carries out union duties at the National Union of Secondary Education.[2]
Political career
In 2015, she was a candidate for regional elections in Occitanie on the list "New world in common", grouping several parties of radical left, but was not elected.
Member of the National Assembly
She was elected member of the first constituency of Ariège on 18 June 2017 with 50.28% of the votes in the second round under the political banner of La France Insoumise.
In the National Assembly, She sits on the Economic Affairs Committee, and she is a member of Delegation for Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities for Men and Women.[3] She is president of the France-Andorra Friendship Group.[4]
See also
References
- "Elections législatives 2017". Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- Brice Vidal. "Bénédicte Taurine et Michel Larive élus pour la France Insoumise" (in French). 100% Radio. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- "Délégation aux droits des femmes et à l'égalité des chances entre les hommes et les femmes". National Assembly (in French). Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- "Composition du groupe d'amitié France-Andorre". National Assembly (in French). Retrieved 4 November 2017.