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1958 births Living people People from Bapaume Europe Ecology – The Greens MEPs MEPs for France 1999–2004 MEPs for North-West France 2004–2009 MEPs for North-West France 2009–2014 20th-century women MEPs for France 21st-century women MEPs for France {{France-MEP-stub