Dominique Riquet
Dominique Riquet | |
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Member of the European Parliament | |
Assumed office 14 July 2009 | |
Constituency | North-West France France |
Mayor of Valenciennes | |
In office 2002–2012 | |
Preceded by | Jean-Louis Borloo |
Succeeded by | Valérie Létard |
Personal details | |
Born | Valenciennes, France | 18 September 1946
Political party | MR |
Profession | Surgeon |
Dominique Riquet (born 18 September 1946 in Valenciennes, Nord) is a French surgeon[1] and politician of the Radical Party who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since the 2009 European election, representing the North-West constituency.[2] From 2002 until 2012, he was also the mayor of Valenciennes.
Political career
In 2009, the
Riquet has been serving on the
Since the
In addition to his committee assignments, Riquet chairs the European Parliament Intergroup on Long Term Investment and Reindustrialisation[6] and is a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Children’s Rights[7] the European Parliament Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development,[8] and the MEPs Against Cancer group.[9]
Political positions
In a joint letter with 15 other MEPs from various political groups, Riquet urged the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell in early 2021 to replace the European Union's ambassador to Cuba for allegedly siding with the country's Communist leadership.[10]
References
- ^ Européennes dans le Nord-Ouest : Marine Le Pen emporte la mise Le Parisien, May 25, 2014.
- ^ Dominique Riquet, europarl.europa.eu, accessed April 2011
- ^ Européennes dans le Nord-Ouest : Marine Le Pen emporte la mise Le Parisien, May 25, 2014.
- European Voice.
- ^ ALDE Group becomes Renew Europe Archived 2019-09-13 at the Wayback Machine Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE), press release of June 18, 2019.
- ^ Members Archived 2021-05-07 at the Wayback Machine European Parliament Intergroup on Long Term Investment and Reindustrialisation.
- ^ Intergroup on Children’s Rights European Parliament.
- ^ Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development European Parliament.
- ^ MAC MEPs in the 2019-24 legislature Archived 2020-02-02 at the Wayback Machine MEPs Against Cancer.
- ^ Hans von der Burchard (February 25, 2021), MEPs urge EU to fire ambassador to Cuba Politico Europe.