Sophie Mette (13 September 1959) is a French politician of the

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(MoDem) who has been a member of the

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since 18 June 2017, representing the

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Political career

Having moved to

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commune in 1987, Mette was elected as a councilor for the commune in 2001 with the

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. Mette competed in the 2007 French parliamentary election with the

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.Baptiste Bouthier (15 June 2017)
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''. For the 2008 municipal elections, she left the right and joined the left, where she would remain as a re-elected as councilor until 2014. In the 2010 regional elections, she joined MoDem, and then joined the

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-MoDem coalition in 2017. Mette currently holds a position in the Bureau of the Nation Assembly as a secretary, under the leadership of its

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Richard Ferrand. She is also a member of the Committee on Cultural Affairs and Education.Sophie Mette

References

1959 births Living people Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Women members of the National Assembly (France) Democratic Movement (France) politicians 21st-century French women politicians Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic {{France-politician-MoDem-stub