Anne-Marie Schaffner (born 31 May 1945) is a former

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politician and member of the

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from 1994 to 1999 and again from 2002 to 2004. She was also National Secretary of

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from 1995 to 1997. She was first elected in

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for

(RPR), being 15th on the joint RPR- UDF list. In the Parliament, she was a member of the committees on

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, Legal Affairs, and Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs. She notably prepared the Civil Liberties Committee report on the progress of the

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in 1998. In the 2004 election, she was placed sixth on the UMP list in the Île-de-France constituency; she said this made it "impossible" for her to be re-elected.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Schaffner, Anne-Marie 1945 births Living people MEPs for France 1999–2004 Rally for the Republic MEPs Union for a Popular Movement MEPs