Laurence Vichnievsky (born 5 February 1955 in

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) is a French

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and politician who has been serving as a member of the

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since the

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. She is a member of the

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(MoDem), after having previously been a member of

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Early career

Vichnievsky became judge in

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in 1979 before becoming judge in

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, notably being in charge of the

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murder case. Along with

Eva Joly Eva Joly (; born Gro Eva Farseth; 5 December 1943) is a Norwegian-born French ''juge d'instruction'' (magistrate) and politician for Europe Écologie–The Greens. She represented that party as a candidate for the presidency of France in the 2012 ...

, she became the lead magistrate in the Elf affair, the Dumas affair and the Taiwan frigates affairs.

Political career

Along with Joly, Vichnievsky joined the

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movement. She was selected to be

' candidate in the

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for the 2010 regional elections. As a consequence, she had to relinquish her position as advocate general in the Erika maritime pollution appeal case and no longer handled major criminal cases. During a 2011 party congress, Vichnievsky was appointed spokesperson of the Europe Écologie–The Greens national executive board but resigned soon after amid disagreements over pension policy with Joly and

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. In the 2015 regional elections, Vichnievsky was reelected on the list of MoDem. In the 2017 national elections, Vichnievsky became a member of the National Assembly. In parliament, she has since been serving on the Committee on Legal Affairs. In addition to her committee assignments, she is also one of six Assembly members who serve as judges of the

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. As member of the Committee on Legal Affairs, Vichnievsky authored an amendment to a 2020 security law, in which she sought to limit public authorities' ability to

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security services.L’Assemblée nationale vote un encadrement renforcé de la sécurité privée
''

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'', 20 November 2020.

References

1955 births Living people Europe Ecology – The Greens politicians Women members of the National Assembly (France) Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic 21st-century French women politicians Democratic Movement (France) politicians Regional councillors of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic {{France-politician-MoDem-stub