Marie-Françoise Clergeau (; born 2 May 1948 in

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) was a member of the

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. She represented

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from 1997 to 2017, as a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche. On 29 January 2013 she was a major speaker on to the French National Assembly urging the vote for

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1948 births Living people Politicians from Nantes Socialist Party (France) politicians Women members of the National Assembly (France) Deputies of the 11th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic 21st-century French women politicians 20th-century French women politicians Members of Parliament for Loire-Atlantique {{France-politician-Socialist-stub