Margie Sudre (born 17 October 1943) is a Vietnamese-born Reunionese politician and

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for

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Politic

Before her election to the European Parliament ( UMP-"les républicains"), she held several political mandates, both local and national: chairwoman of the

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Island regional Council (1993–1998, member since 1998), Secretary of State for the

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World (1995–1997). She worked to make French the second official language of the

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. She is a member of the

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, which is part of the

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, and sits on the

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and its

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. She is a member of the delegation to the EU–

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Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, a substitute for the delegation for relations with the countries of

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and the

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, and, as Head of the French UMP MEP delegation, a member of the

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bureau.

Career

* Specialisation in anaesthesia and resuscitation (1976) * Doctor of medicine (1977) * Replacement anaesthetist (including resuscitation) (1971–1977) * Anaesthetist (including resuscitation) at the Joan of Arc Clinic (La Réunion) (1977–1995) * Chairman of the Réunion Island Regional Council (1993–1998) * State Secretary for the French-Speaking World (1995–1997) * Member of the

(elected 1999, 2004). She did not candidate in 2009 elections. *

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of the

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(1999) * Officer of the Legion of Honour (2010)

References

External links

Official website
(in French)
Official website for UMP MEP
(in French)
European Parliament
1943 births Living people Politicians of the French Fifth Republic Women from Réunion in politics Presidents of the Regional Council of Réunion Members of the Regional Council of Réunion MEPs for France 1999–2004 MEPs for the Overseas Territories of France 2004–2009 The Republicans (France) politicians Union for a Popular Movement MEPs 20th-century women MEPs for France 21st-century women MEPs for France People from Réunion of Vietnamese descent Officers of the Legion of Honour Black French politicians Women government ministers of France {{France-MEP-stub