Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire
Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire () is a commune in the Charente department, Southwestern France. The commune was formed in 1973 by the merger of the former communes Barbezieux and Saint-Hilaire.Charente) is a
French politician
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second division
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of Charentedepartment. She was first elected in 1997, lost her seat in 2002, regained it in 2007, then lost it again in 2017. Between her terms she served as a
Member of the European Parliament
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for the
west
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Etymology
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of
France
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from 2004 to 2007.
Reynaud is a member of the
Socialist Party
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, and sat with the
Party of European Socialists
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in the
European Parliament
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. She was a member of the Parliament's
Committee on Constitutional Affairs The Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) is a committee of the European Parliament dealing with institutional matters such as the Treaties of the European Union and the Parliament's rules of procedure. It is currently chaired by Antonio Tajan ...
and its
Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality The Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) is a committee of the European Parliament.
Membership Chair
Vice Chairs
*Eugenia Rodríguez Palop
*Sylwia Spurek
* Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi
*Robert Biedroń
Members
*Regina Bastos ...
. She was also a substitute for the
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...
, a member of the delegation for relations with the Gulf States, including
Yemen
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, and a substitute for the delegation for relations with the
Korean Peninsula
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.
Career
* Master's degree in public
law
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and international and Community law (1979)
* Lawyer at the Information Centre on Women's Rights (1991–1997)
* Member of Jarnac Municipal Council (1989–1995)
* First Deputy Mayor of Jarnac (2002)
* Vice-Chairwoman, Pays de Cognac (2002)
* Member of the
National Assembly
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for the second constituency of Charente (1997–2002)
* Vice-Chairwoman of the Mitterrand Donation, Jarnac (2002)
* Gold Medal of the Society for Promoting Good
* Blood donor's medal