Catherine Morin-Desailly (born 6 July 1960 in

Le Petit-Quevilly Le Petit-Quevilly (, locally ) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department, region of Normandy, France. Geography A residential and light industrial suburb situated inside a meander of the river Seine on the opposite bank to Rouen city centr ...

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) is a French politician of the

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(UDI) who has been serving as a member of the

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since 2004, representing the

department.

Political career

In the Senate, Morin-Desailly serves on the Committee on Cultural Affairs and the Committee on European Affairs. Since 2014, she has been chairing the Committee on Cultural Affairs. In 2020, she also chaired the Senate’s fact-finding committee on the issue of repatriation of cultural heritage. In addition to her committee assignments, Morin-Desailly chairs the French-Egyptian Parliamentary Friendship Group. In late 2008, Morin-Desailly left the

Democratic Movement A democracy is a political system, or a system of decision-making within an institution or organization or a country, in which all members have an equal share of power. Modern democracies are characterized by two capabilities that differentiate ...

(MoDem), to join the

Centrists Centrism is a political outlook or position involving acceptance or support of a balance of social equality and a degree of social hierarchy while opposing political changes that would result in a significant shift of society strongly to the l ...

(LC). From 2009, she served as the party’s spokesperson on cultural affairs and media.

Other activities

* FRAC Normandie Rouen, Chair of the Board

Political positions

In June 2014, together with

Chantal Jouanno Chantal Jouanno (née Paul; born 12 July 1969 in Vernon, Eure, France) is a French politician who served as Minister of Sports in the government of Prime Minister François Fillon from 14 November 2010 and 26 September 2011, succeeding to Rose ...

, Morin-Desailly tabled a motion for a resolution to grant asylum to

Edward Snowden Edward Joseph Snowden (born June 21, 1983) is an American and naturalized Russian former computer intelligence consultant who leaked highly classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013, when he was an employee and s ...

.Deux sénatrices veulent accorder l'asile à Snowden
''

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'', June 6, 2014.

References

Page on the Senate website
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