Pervenche Berès (born 10 March 1957 in

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) is a French politician was a

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for the

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until 2019. She is a member of the

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; part of the

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. On 28 July 2004, Berès was elected Chair of the

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. She was the

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of the Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis (CRIS).

Personal life

In 1995, she survived a near fatal traffic accident but lost half of her face, which was reconstructed by

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References

1957 births Living people Socialist Party (France) MEPs MEPs for France 1999–2004 MEPs for Île-de-France 2004–2009 MEPs for Île-de-France 2009–2014 MEPs for Île-de-France 2014–2019 20th-century women MEPs for France 21st-century women MEPs for France Politicians from Paris {{France-MEP-stub