Marie-Pierre Vedrenne

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Marie-Pierre Vedrenne
Marie-Pierre Vedrenne at the 2019 World Trade Organization Public Forum
Member of the European Parliament
for France
Assumed office
2 July 2019[1][2]
Personal details
Born (1982-11-13) 13 November 1982 (age 41)
Limoges, France
Political partyDemocratic Movement (France)
 EU:
European Democratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Rennes 1

Marie-Pierre Vedrenne is a French lawyer and politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.[3]

Political career[edit]

In parliament, Vedrenne has been a vice-chair of the Committee on International Trade and a member of the Committee on Petitions since 2019.

In addition to her committee assignments, Vedrenne is part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Children’s Rights,[4] the European Parliament Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development,[5] the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas,[6] the MEPs Against Cancer group[7] and the Spinelli Group.[8]

In October 2021, Vedrenne and Valérie Hayer were appointed as co-chairs of President Emmanuel Macron's "Renaissance" electoral list in the European Parliament, replacing Stéphane Séjourné;[9] since 2024, she has been the sole leader of the Renaissance members within the Renew Europe group.[10]

Other activities[edit]

  • French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS), Member of the Board of Directors[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Key dates ahead". European Parliament. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Key dates ahead". BBC News. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  3. ^ CAZENAVE, Fabien (27 May 2019). "Parlement européen. Qui sont les 79 eurodéputés élus en France ?". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  4. ^ Intergroup on Children’s Rights European Parliament.
  5. ^ Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development European Parliament.
  6. ^ Members 2019-2024 European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas.
  7. ^ MAC MEPs in the 2019-24 legislature MEPs Against Cancer.
  8. ^ Board & Members Spinelli Group.
  9. ^ Nisa Khan (29 October 2021), Movers and Shakers The Parliament Magazine.
  10. ^ Eddy Wax (24 January 2024), French Renew MEP Valérie Hayer on course to lead European Parliament’s third-largest faction Politico Europe.
  11. ^ Board of Directors French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS).