André Gattolin (born 24 June 1960) is a French ecologist politician and
Senator
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for
Hauts-de-Seine
Hauts-de-Seine (; ) is a Departments of France, département in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region, Northern France. It covers Paris's western inner Banlieue, suburbs. It is bordered by Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne to the e ...
.
Biography
Born on 24 June 1960, he studied at
Sciences-Po Paris
, motto_lang = fr
, mottoeng = Roots of the Future
, type = Public research university''Grande école''
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, founder = Émile Boutmy
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and
University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle. From 1996, he becomes marketing director of the French newspaper ''
Libération
''Libération'' (), popularly known as ''Libé'' (), is a daily newspaper in France, founded in Paris by Jean-Paul Sartre and Serge July in 1973 in the wake of the protest movements of May 1968. Initially positioned on the far-left of France's ...
''. Since 2006, he has been teaching Communication Sciences at University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle.
Political career
Electoral mandates
* Senator of
Hauts-de-Seine
Hauts-de-Seine (; ) is a Departments of France, département in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region, Northern France. It covers Paris's western inner Banlieue, suburbs. It is bordered by Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne to the e ...
: Elected in 2011, re-elected in 2017.
Senatorial functions
* Vice-chair of the European Affairs Committee (since 2014)
* Member of the Culture Committee (since 2017)
* Vice-chair of the Finance Committee (2014-2017)
Political functions
* Federal secretary of the
Transnational Radical Party
The Transnational Radical Party (TRP), whose official name is Nonviolent Radical Party, Transnational and Transparty (NRPTT), is a political association of citizens, members of parliament and members of government of various national and political ...
(1989)
* ''Délégué national adjoint'' of
Europe Ecology – The Greens
Europe Ecology – The Greens (french: Europe Écologie Les Verts , EELV ) is a centre-left to left-wing green political party in France. The party is a member of the European Green Party. The party was formed on 13 November 2010 from the merge ...
(2009-2011)
References
External links
Official website
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1960 births
Europe Ecology – The Greens politicians
French ecologists
Living people
People from Bourgoin-Jallieu
Sciences Po alumni
French Senators of the Fifth Republic
University of Paris alumni
University of Paris faculty
La République En Marche! politicians
Senators of Hauts-de-Seine
Politicians from Île-de-France