Martine Lignières-Cassou (; born 22 February 1952) is a French politician who was a member of the

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for 20 years. She represented the 1st constituency in the

Pyrénées-Atlantiques Pyrénées-Atlantiques (; Gascon language, Gascon Occitan language, Occitan: ''Pirenèus Atlantics''; ) is a Departments of France, department located in the Regions of France, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine in the southwest corner of metropolitan ...

department, and is a member of the

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and of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche parliamentary group. She was the

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Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques Pau (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune overlooking the Pyrenees, the prefecture of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques Departments of France, department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Regions of France, region of Southwestern France. The city is locat ...

from 2008 to 2014. In the 1970s she was a member of the Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) before joining the Socialist Party in 1975.

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1952 births Living people Politicians from Algiers Pieds-noirs Revolutionary Communist League (France) politicians Socialist Party (France) politicians Mayors of places in Nouvelle-Aquitaine People from Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques Women mayors of places in France Women members of the National Assembly (France) 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 {{France-mayor-stub