Bénédicte Taurine (born 18 June 1976) is a French politician. She was a member of the

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for the

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of Ariège from 2017 to 2023, representing

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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.

Political career

In 2015, she was a candidate for regional elections in

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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

. In the

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, she sat on the Economic Affairs Committee, and she was a member of Delegation for Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities for Men and Women. She was president of the

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Friendship Group. She was re-elected in the

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. Her election was annulled by the

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in January 2023. She lost the seat in the second round of the by-election on 2 April 2023.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Taurine, Benedicte 1976 births Living people Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic La France Insoumise politicians Place of birth missing (living people) Women members of the National Assembly (France) 21st-century French women politicians Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Members of Parliament for Ariège

Biography

Early life

Political career

Member of the National Assembly

See also

References