Marie-Noëlle Lienemann (born 12 July 1951, in

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) is a French politician who served as

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for the North West of France. Until 2018, she was a member of the

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, part of the

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. She studied chemistry at the

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( ENS Cachan). Lienemann was part of the European Parliament's delegation to the 2008 United Nations Climate Change Conference in

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. In 2012, Lienemann co-founded the " Now The Left" grouping alongside Emmanuel Maurel. Together they urged

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François Hollande to abandon the government's 2013 deficit targets and embark on a dash for growth. Following the Socialist Party's losses in the 2014 municipal elections, Lienemann and Maurel co-authored an open letter addressed to Hollande, calling on him to return to Socialist basics, end a freeze on public sector salaries, and raise the minimum salary and pensions.Mark John and Brian Love (March 31, 2014)
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''. In October 2018, she and Maurel left the Socialist Party and founded the left-wing Alternative for a Republican, Ecologist and Socialist Program (APRÉS). It merged with Jean-Pierre Chevènement's Citizen and Republican Movement in February 2019 to form the Republican and Socialist Left (GRS).

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1951 births Living people Politicians from Belfort French people of German descent Republican and Socialist Left politicians Women government ministers of France Senators of Paris MEPs for North-West France 2004–2009 21st-century women MEPs for France Socialist Party (France) MEPs Women mayors of places in France Women members of the Senate (France) {{France-MEP-stub