Chrysoula Zacharopoulou

Chrysoula Zacharopoulou (born 7 May 1976) is a French gynaecologist[3] and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.[4]

Chrysoula Zacharopoulou

MEP
Member of the European Parliament
for France
Assumed office
2 July 2019[1][2]
Personal details
Born (1976-05-07) 7 May 1976
Sparta, Peloponnese, Greece
NationalityFrench
Political partyIndependent politician

Education and early career

Trained in minimally invasive procedure, Zacharopoulou specialized in endometriosis in Italy and, from 2007, in France. Before entering politics, she worked at the Bégin Military Teaching Hospital in Saint-Mandé, near Paris.[5]

In 2015, Zacharopoulou joined forces with French actress Julie Gayet on establishing Info-Endométriose, a non-profit raising awareness for endometriosis.[6]

Political career

Zacharopoulou became a Member of the European Parliament in the 2019 elections. She has since been a vice-chair of the Committee on Development.

In addition to her committee assignments, Zacharopoulou is part of the Parliament's delegation to the ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.[7] She is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Cancer,[8] the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights,[9] the European Parliament Intergroup on Disability,[10] and of the European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals.[11]

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Zacharopoulou returned to practicing at the Bégin Military Teaching Hospital in March 2020.[12]

References
  1. "Key dates ahead". European Parliament. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. "Key dates ahead". BBC News. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  3. Simon Osborne (March 28, 2019), Macron ally who mocked Brexit with cat gag to lead France's European elections campaign Daily Express.
  4. CAZENAVE, Fabien (27 May 2019). "Parlement européen. Qui sont les 79 eurodéputés élus en France ?". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  5. Emmanuelle Jowa (March 17, 2018), Julie Gayet et Chrysoula Zacharapoulou: Endométriose, l’érosion d’un tabou Paris Match.
  6. Emmanuelle Jowa (March 17, 2018), Julie Gayet et Chrysoula Zacharapoulou: Endométriose, l’érosion d’un tabou Paris Match.
  7. Chrysoula Zacharopoulou European Parliament.
  8. Intergroup European Cancer Patient Coalition (ECPC).
  9. Members European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights.
  10. Bureau of the Disability Intergroup of the European Parliament is established European Disability Forum, press release of 14 February 2020.
  11. Members European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals.
  12. Aline Robert (April 3, 2020), Being a doctor is quite a commitment, says MEP working on the ‘front line’ EURACTIV.


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