Gilles Pargneaux
Gilles Pargneaux | |
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Member of the European Parliament for France | |
In office 2009–2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | La République En Marche! (since 2018) | 24 March 1957
Gilles Pargneaux (born 24 March 1957 in
Political career
In 2009, the PS selected Pargneaux to lead the PS list in the North-West constituency ahead of the 2009 European elections. His list won 18.09% and two seats, so he was elected to the European Parliament.
Throughout his time in the European Parliament, Pargneaux served as member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. In this capacity, he led the parliament’s negotiations with the Council on more coordinated responses to cross-border health threats in 2013.[1] From 2014, he was the committee’s vice-chairman. In this capacity, he represented the Parliament at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris.[2]
Pargneaux also served on the
In December 2017, Pargneaux launched an informal group inside the European Parliament in support of
References
- European Voice.
- ^ COP21 climate change talks: MEPs in Paris to push for 2°C target European Parliament, press release of December 4, 2015.
- European Voice.
- European Voice.
- ^ Simon Marks (December 9, 2017), French MEP creates pro-Macron group Politico Europe.
Links
- Gilles PARGNEAUX. European Parliament. Accessed 2011-01-20.