Marie-Noëlle Lienemann (born 12 July 1951, in

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) is a French politician who served as

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for the North West of France. Until 2018, she was a member of the

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, part of the

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Early life and education

Lienemann studied

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at the École Normale Supérieure de Cachan ( ENS Cachan).

Political career

Lienemann was part of the European Parliament's delegation to the 2008 United Nations Climate Change Conference in

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. Ahead of the Socialist Party's 2011 primaries, Lienemann endorsed

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as the party's candidate for the 2012 presidential election. In 2012, Lienemann co-founded the " Now The Left" grouping alongside Emmanuel Maurel. Together they urged

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to abandon the government's 2013 deficit targets and embark on a dash for growth. Following the Socialist Party's losses in the 2014 municipal elections, Lienemann and Maurel co-authored an open letter addressed to Hollande, calling on him to return to Socialist basics, end a freeze on public sector salaries, and raise the minimum salary and pensions. Ahead of the Socialist Party's 2018 convention in Aubervilliers, Lienemann publicly endorsed Maurel as candidate for the party's leadership.Pierre Lepelletier (7 March 2018)
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''. In October 2018, she and Maurel left the Socialist Party and founded the left-wing Alternative for a Republican, Ecologist and Socialist Program (APRÉS). It merged with Jean-Pierre Chevènement's

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in February 2019 to form the

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(GRS).

References

1951 births Living people Politicians from Belfort French people of German descent Republican and Socialist Left politicians Women government ministers of France Senators of Paris MEPs for North-West France 2004–2009 21st-century women MEPs for France Socialist Party (France) MEPs Women mayors of places in France Women members of the Senate (France) {{France-MEP-stub