Isabelle Santiago (born 20 September 1965) is a French politician of the

Socialist Party Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what "socialism" means. Statistically, most of th ...

(PS) who has been serving as the deputy for Val-de-Marne's 9th constituency in the

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since 27 September 2020.

Political career

Career in local politics

In 2011 Santiago was elected general councillor of the Canton of Alfortville-Sud. Until her election to the National Assembly, she was 5th vice-president of Val-de-Marne in charge of the protection of children and adolescents. Municipal councilor then deputy mayor of

Alfortville Alfortville () is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. History The commune of Alfortville was created on 1 April 1885 from part of the commune of Maisons ...

, Santiago has been departmental councillor of

Val-de-Marne Val-de-Marne (, "Vale of the Marne") is a department of France located in the Île-de-France region. Named after the river Marne, it is situated in the Grand Paris metropolis to the southeast of the City of Paris. In 2019, Val-de-Marne had a pop ...

since 2 April 2015, elected in the

canton of Alfortville The canton of Alfortville is an administrative division of the Val-de-Marne department, Île-de-France region, northern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Alfortville. I ...

Member of the National Assembly, 2020–present

A by-election was held for Val-de-Marne's 9th constituency in September 2020 because the deputy,

Luc Carvounas Luc Carvounas (born 8 June 1971) is a French politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who served as a member of the National Assembly from 2017 until 2020, representing Val-de-Marne. He is currently mayor of Alfortville. Political career Early be ...

was ineligible due to cumulation of mandates when he was re-elected Mayor of

, and his substitute, Sarah Taillebois, was ineligible due to appointment to the

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. Santiago was elected on 27 September 2020. She joined the socialist and associated group. In parliament, Santiago has since been serving on the Defence Committee. In addition to her committee assignments, she was part of the French Parliamentary Friendship Groups with Japan, Algeria and Armenia. Since 2022, Santiago has also been part of the French delegation to the

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, where she serves on the Economics and Security Committee, the Sub-Committee on Transition and Development, and the Sub-Committee on Transatlantic Relations.

Political positions

In 2023, Santiago publicly endorsed the re-election of the Socialist Party's chairman

Olivier Faure Olivier Faure (French: �livie fɔʁ born 18 August 1968) is a French politician who has served as the First Secretary of the Socialist Party since 2018 and Member of the National Assembly for Seine-et-Marne's 11th constituency since 2012. He ...

.TRIBUNE. Congrès du Parti socialiste : 45 parlementaires apportent leur soutien à Olivier Faure
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'', 10 January 2023.

External links

Her page on the site of the National Assembly

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Santiago, Isabelle Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Living people 1965 births 21st-century French women politicians Socialist Party (France) politicians Women members of the National Assembly (France)