Marie-Pierre Vedrenne

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Marie-Pierre Vedrenne
MEP
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Marie-Pierre Vedrenne at the 2019 World Trade Organization Public Forum
Member of the European Parliament
for France
Assumed office
2 July 2019 [1] [2]
Personal details
Born (1982-11-13) 13 November 1982 (age 42)
Political party Democratic Movement (France)
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European Democratic Party
Alma mater University of Rennes 1

Marie-Pierre Vedrenne is a French lawyer and politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019. [3]

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Political career

In parliament, Vedrenne has been a vice-chair of the Committee on International Trade and a member of the Committee on Petitions since 2019.

In addition to her committee assignments, Vedrenne is part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Children’s Rights, [4] the European Parliament Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, [5] the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas, [6] the MEPs Against Cancer group [7] and the Spinelli Group. [8]

In October 2021, Vedrenne and Valérie Hayer were appointed as co-chairs of President Emmanuel Macron's "Renaissance" electoral list in the European Parliament, replacing Stéphane Séjourné; [9] since 2024, she has been the sole leader of the Renaissance members within the Renew Europe group. [10]

Vedrenne was re-elected as an MEP in 2024. [11]

Other activities

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. CAZENAVE, Fabien (27 May 2019). "Parlement européen. Qui sont les 79 eurodéputés élus en France ?". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  4. Intergroup on Children’s Rights European Parliament.
  5. Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development European Parliament.
  6. Members 2019-2024 Archived 26 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas.
  7. MAC MEPs in the 2019-24 legislature Archived 2 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine MEPs Against Cancer.
  8. Board & Members Spinelli Group.
  9. Nisa Khan (29 October 2021), Movers and Shakers The Parliament Magazine .
  10. Eddy Wax (24 January 2024), French Renew MEP Valérie Hayer on course to lead European Parliament’s third-largest faction  Politico Europe .
  11. "Européennes 2024 : qui sont les 81 députés français élus au Parlement ?". Le Monde.fr (in French). 10 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  12. Board of Directors French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS).