Viviane Artigalas (born 22 October 1956) is a French politician of the Socialist Party. She became a

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for

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in October 2017.

Career

Artigalas started her political career as a municipal councillor of Milly-la-Forêt, Essonne. She supported candidate Ségolène Royal in the

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. Artigalas was elected mayor of Arrens-Marsous,

in 2012 and re-elected in 2014. She was the deputy chairwoman of the Val d'Azun community of communes from 2008 to 2016, then a member of the Pyrénées Vallées des Gaves community of communes in 2017. Besides, she was a regional councillor of Midi-Pyrénées between 2010 and 2015 and became the deputy chairwoman of the Midi-Pyrénées Regional Council. Artigalas stood in the 2011 cantonal election in the canton of Aucun but was defeated by Marc Léo.

Member of the Senate, 2017–present

On 24 September 2017 Artigalas was elected a

for

. She was appointed as the secretary of the Commission for Economic Affairs.

Other activities

Caisse des dépôts et consignations The Caisse des dépôts et consignations (CDC; ) is a French public sector financial institution created in 1816, and part of the government institutions under the control of the Parliament. Often described as the "investment arm" of the French ...

, Member of the Supervisory BoardSupervisory Board

References

External links

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French Senate official website
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