Mathilde Androuët (born 3 July 1984) is a French politician. She was elected as a

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(part of the

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group)

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(MEP) in the 2019 European parliamentary election. She was re-elected in

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Early life

Androuët was born on 3 July 1984 in

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, Paris, France. Her father Didier Palix was a candidate for

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in 2001, and contested the

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on behalf of the National Front. She grew up in

Chatou Chatou () is a Communes of France, commune in the Yvelines Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region in north-central France. Chatou is a part of the affluent suburbs of western Paris and is on the northwest ...

and

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in the

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region. Androuët graduated from

Sciences Po Aix Sciences Po Aix, also referred to as Institut d'Études Politiques d'Aix-en-Provence, is a ''Grande École'' of political studies located in Aix-en-Provence, in the Provence region of southern France. It is placed under the administration of Aix- ...

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. After graduation, she worked for liberal think tank Terra Nova for six months in 2010. She became a member of the National Front in 2011. In 2014, she became a parliamentary assistant to

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. Androuët contested the

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in Yvelines's 11th constituency but finished in 5th place in the first round.

European Parliament

She stood as a National Rally candidate in

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in the 2019 European parliamentary election. Androuët was 22nd on her party's list, and was elected as one of its 22 MEPs. She is a member of the

group. In the European Parliament, she is a member of the

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References

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