Ilana Cicurel
Ilana Cicurel | |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2020 | |
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| Born | 8 February 1972 Paris, France |
| Political party | La République En Marche! |
| Alma mater | Panthéon-Sorbonne University Harvard Law School |
Ilana Cicurel (born 8 February 1972) is a French lawyer and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2020.
Early life and education[edit]
Cicurel is the daughter of a French artist, Raymond Cicurel, and the sister of French economist Michel Cicurel.
She studied law at University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, and is a Fulbright Scholar from Harvard Law School.
Early career[edit]
In 2008, Cicurel joined the Alliance israélite universelle where she was in charge of educational during the first three years, then served as General Manager until 2018.[1]
Political career[edit]
Career in national politics[edit]
In 2017, Cicurel lost with a very short margin in the 2017 French legislative election.[2]
Since November 2017, Cicurel has been part of LREM's executive board under the leadership of the party's successive chairmen Christophe Castaner and Stanislas Guerini.[3]
Member of the European Parliament, 2019–present[edit]
In the 2019 European elections, Cicurel was placed in 23rd position on the list from La République En Marche!.[4] After Brexit, she joined the European Parliament, when UK members seats were transferred to other countries.[5][6] In parliament, she has since been serving on the Committee on Culture and Education.[7] In addition to her committee assignments, she is part of the parliament’s delegation for relations with Israel.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Changement de direction générale à l'Alliance israélite universelle". 12 July 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ l'Intérieur, Ministère de. "Résultats des élections législatives 2017". interieur.gouv.fr/Elections/Les-resultats/Legislatives/elecresult__legislatives-2017. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ Le Conseil de La République En Marche ! La République En Marche!, press release of 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Elections européennes 2019". elections.interieur.gouv.fr. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "LOI n° 2019-487 du 22 mai 2019 relative à l'entrée en fonction des représentants au Parlement européen élus en France aux élections de 2019 - Legifrance". legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "Résultats européennes 2019 : qui sont les cinq élus français qui devront patienter jusqu'au Brexit pour siéger au Parlement ?". Franceinfo. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ Ilana Cicurel European Parliament.
- ^ Ilana Cicurel European Parliament.
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