Élisabeth Pochon (born 19 April 1955) is a French politician of the

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(PS) who served as Member of Parliament for Seine-Saint-Denis's 8th constituency from 2012 to 2017.

Political career

In parliament, Pochon served on the

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from 2014 to 2017. Ahead of the Socialist Party's 2017 primaries, Pochon publicly endorsed

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as the party's candidate for the

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later that year.Sébastien Thomas (19 March 2017
Seine-Saint-Denis : quel candidat à la présidentielle votre élu a-t-il parrainé ?
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''. Pochon lost her seat in the 2017 election.

References

1955 births Living people Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic People from Constantine, Algeria Socialist Party (France) politicians Women members of the National Assembly (France) 21st-century French women politicians Algerian emigrants to France {{France-politician-Socialist-stub