The ecologist group (french: groupe écologiste) is a

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in the French

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. Its first formation was from 11 January 2012 to 29 June 2017 that included representatives of

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(EELV). It was recreated on 29 September 2020.

History

The number of senators of

(EELV) increased from 4 to 10 following the 2011 renewal in which the left took control of the

for the first time in the history of the Fifth Republic. Fifteen senators were then required for the formation of a group in the Senate; the threshold was lowered to 10 as a result of an earlier agreement between EELV and the

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(PS). The ecologist group was officially founded on 11 January 2012 after previously being attached to the

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, with

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serving as its first president. After the appointment of Socialists

Nicole Bricq Nicole Bricq (; 10 June 1947 – 6 August 2017) was a member of the Senate of France, representing the Seine-et-Marne department. She received a degree in private law from Montesquieu University in 1970. From 1972 on Bricq was a member of th ...

and

Hélène Conway-Mouret Hélène Conway-Mouret (born 13 September 1960 in Bône, French Algeria) is a French academic and politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who has been serving as a member of the Senate since 2014, representing the constituency of French citizen ...

to the government, ecologists Hélène Lipietz and

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entered the Senate to become the 11th and 12th members of the group. After the rout of the socialists in the 2014 municipal elections,

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presented the resignation of his government, reducing the ecologist group to 10 deputies once more as Bricq and Conway-Mouret returned to their seats in the Senate. Placé remained president of the group until his appointment to the government, with

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taking his place on 15 February 2016, having previously co-chaired the group from 6 November to 13 December 2015. Placé's departure left the ecologists with only nine deputies, threatening the continued existence of the group; a few days before the deadline, however,

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, associated senator of the socialist group, joined the ecologist group, ensuring its survival. Bouchoux concluded her term as president of the group on 3 May 2016, becoming a Secretary of the Bureau of the Senate, and was succeeded in her post by

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on 4 May. With

André Gattolin André Gattolin (born 24 June 1960) is a French ecologist politician and Senator for Hauts-de-Seine. Biography Born on 24 June 1960, he studied at Sciences-Po Paris and University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle. From 1996, he becomes market ...

joining some 25 senators in forming the La République En Marche group on 27 June, however, the ecologist group once again fell below the requisite number to constitute a group and was dissolved, with Desessard's term as president officially ending on 29 June.

List of presidents

Historical membership

References

External links

Lists of senators by political group

{{Political groups of the French Senate (2014–17) Senate (France) Parliamentary groups in France