Jessica Chamba (born November 16, 1981) is a

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activist.

Life and education

Jessica Chamba, born as Jessica Pennet, was grown up in the

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area. She graduated in

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from Sciences Po in

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in 2004 and currently runs

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firm in health policy and social services. In 2009, she co-founded the consulting companyCekoïa Conseil, before joining Ernst & Young in 2019.

NGO career

Jessica Chamba started her NGO career as

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of the Sciences Po campus section of the ''

Young European Federalists Young European Federalists (french: Jeunes Européens Fédéralistes, JEF) is a political youth organisation. Active in most European countries, it seeks to promote European integration through the strengthening and democratisation of the Euro ...

'', the youth organization of the

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. Between 2003 and 2005, she served as president of the national section of this

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youth organization. During her term of office she led the pro-YES campaign for the

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on the

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of the

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in France, which was eventually rejected by 55% of the population. Despite this rejection, she contributed to establish JEF-France as the leading pro-European youth organization in France. Subsequently, Chamba joined the steering committee of the

and the Federal Committee of the

(JEF-Europe), the

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of the youth sections of the

. Between 2007 and 2009, she served as

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of JEF Europe, and in autumn 2008 she was elected

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of the

for a three years term.European Movement, Structure, Organisation
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External links

European Movement

Young European Federalists

Cekoïa Conseil

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chamba, Jessica 1981 births Living people People from Lyon Sciences Po alumni 21st-century French women politicians Eurofederalism Politics of the European Union

Life and education

NGO career

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