Frédérique Tuffnell (born 29 June 1956) is a French politician who served as a

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of the

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from

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, representing the department of

Charente-Maritime Charente-Maritime (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Chérente-Marine''; ) is a Departments of France, department in the French Regions of France, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, on the country's west coast. Named after the river Charente (river), Charen ...

. From 2017 until 2020, she was a member of

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(LREM). In May 2020, she was one of the 17 initial members of the short-lived Ecology Democracy Solidarity group in the National Assembly.

Political career

In parliament, Tuffnell served on the Committee on Sustainable Development and Spatial Planning. In addition to her committee assignments, she was a member of the French-Indian Parliamentary Friendship Group and the French-Sri Lankan Parliamentary Friendship Group. In February 2020, Tuffnell left LREM, expressing frustration over the way the government was forcing through its radical reform of the pension system and failing to address environmental issues. In May 2020, she was one of the 17 initial members of the new Ecology Democracy Solidarity group in the National Assembly. By mid-2021, Tuffnell announced that she would not stand in the

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but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.

Political positions

In April 2018, Tuffnell joined other co-signatories around

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in officially filing a request for a commission of inquiry into the legality of French weapons sales to the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, days before an official visit of Saudi Crown Prince

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to Paris.John Irish and Marine Pennetier (April 5, 2018)
Ahead of Saudi prince visit, Macron lawmaker asks for inquiry over French arms sales
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tuffnell, Frederique 1956 births Living people People from Châtellerault Renaissance (French political party) politicians Ecology Democracy Solidarity politicians Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Members of Parliament for Charente-Maritime Women members of the National Assembly (France) 21st-century French women politicians University of Rennes alumni

Political career

Political positions

See also

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