Marie-Line Reynaud (born 17 July 1954 in

Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire () is a commune in the Charente department, Southwestern France. The commune was formed in 1973 by the merger of the former communes Barbezieux and Saint-Hilaire.Charente Charente (; Saintongese: ''Chérente''; oc, Charanta ) is a department in the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, south western France. It is named after the river Charente, the most important and longest river in the department, an ...

) is a

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who was a deputy to the

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for the

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Charente Charente (; Saintongese: ''Chérente''; oc, Charanta ) is a department in the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, south western France. It is named after the river Charente, the most important and longest river in the department, an ...

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. She was first elected in 1997, lost her seat in 2002, regained it in 2007, then lost it again in 2017. Between her terms she served as a

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for the

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from 2004 to 2007. Reynaud is a member of the

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, and sat with the

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in the

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. She was a member of the Parliament's

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and its

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. She was also a substitute for the

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, a member of the delegation for relations with the Gulf States, including

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, and a substitute for the delegation for relations with the

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Career

* Master's degree in public

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and international and Community law (1979) * Lawyer at the Information Centre on Women's Rights (1991–1997) * Member of Jarnac Municipal Council (1989–1995) * First Deputy Mayor of Jarnac (2002) * Vice-Chairwoman, Pays de Cognac (2002) * Member of the

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for the second constituency of Charente (1997–2002) * Vice-Chairwoman of the Mitterrand Donation, Jarnac (2002) * Gold Medal of the Society for Promoting Good * Blood donor's medal

External links

Official website
(in

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)
Assemblée Nationale Biography
(in

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European Parliament biography

Declaration of financial interests
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file) 1954 births Living people People from Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire Socialist Party (France) politicians Deputies of the 11th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Members of Parliament for Charente Socialist Party (France) MEPs MEPs for West France 2004–2009 Women members of the National Assembly (France) 21st-century women MEPs for France 20th-century French women {{France-MEP-stub