Margie Sudre

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Margie Sudre
Secretary of State for Francophonie
In office
1995–1997
PresidentJacques Chirac
Prime MinisterAlain Juppé
Preceded byJacques Toubon
Succeeded byCharles Josselin
Personal details
Born
Marguerite Demaiche

(1943-10-17) 17 October 1943 (age 80)
Vinh, Vietnam
NationalityFrench
Political partyThe Republicans
SpouseCamille Sudre
ProfessionPhysician

Margie Sudre (born 17 October 1943) is a Vietnamese-born Reunionese politician and Member of the European Parliament for France's "Outre-mer".

Politic

Before her election to the European Parliament (

French-Speaking World (1995–1997). She worked to make French the second official language of the Atlanta Olympic Games.[1]

She is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement, which is part of the European People's Party, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Fisheries and its Committee on Regional Development.

She is a member of the delegation to the

EPP-ED
bureau.

Career

  • Specialisation in anaesthesia and resuscitation (1976)
  • Doctor of medicine (1977)
  • Replacement anaesthetist (including resuscitation) (1971–1977)
  • Anaesthetist (including resuscitation) at the Joan of Arc Clinic (La Réunion) (1977–1995)
  • Chairman of the Réunion Island Regional Council (1993–1998)
  • State Secretary for the French-Speaking World (1995–1997)
  • Member of the European Parliament (elected 1999, 2004). She did not candidate in 2009 elections.
  • Knight of the Legion of Honour (1999)
  • Officer of the Legion of Honour (2010)

References

  1. ^ Whitney, Craig R. (28 July 1996). "The Language Wars;To the Barricades, Speaking in Tongues". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 September 2010.

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