Nicole Kiil-Nielsen (born 21 August 1949, in Larchamp) is a French politician and

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elected in the 2009 European election for the West France constituency. She is a member of

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. She has been a

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and

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activist since the 1960s. She won her first elected office in the 2001 municipal elections in

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as a candidate on

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's winning left-wing coalition list. She became assistant to the Mayor in charge of decentralized co-operation and international solidarity. However, in the 2008 municipal elections, she did not join

Daniel Delaveau Daniel Delaveau (born 22 December 1952 in Châlette-sur-Loing, Loiret) is a French politician and former Mayor of Rennes. He is a member of the Socialist Party. He was born in a working-class family, and was active in Catholic youth organization ...

's left-wing union list and led her own list, ''Rennes verte et solidaire'', which won 8.93% in the first round and did not participate in the runoff.Results on Le Figaro.fr
/ref> In the 2009 European elections, she was the second candidate on the

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list in the West region and was elected to the

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1949 births Living people MEPs for West France 2009–2014 21st-century women MEPs for France Europe Ecology – The Greens MEPs {{France-MEP-stub