Michèle Striffler (born 23 August 1957 in

Mulhouse Mulhouse (; ; Alsatian language, Alsatian: ''Mìlhüsa'' ; , meaning "Mill (grinding), mill house") is a France, French city of the European Collectivity of Alsace (Haut-Rhin department, in the Grand Est region of France). It is near the Fran ...

, Haut-Rhin) is a French politician who served as a

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(MEP) for the

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constituency from 2009 to 2014.

Political career

Striffler was a member of the liberal wing of the

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, close to

Jean-Marie Bockel Jean-Marie Bockel (born 22 June 1950) is a French politician who has been serving as President Emmanuel Macron's Personal Envoy for Africa since 2024. Earlier in his political career, Bockel served in several government positions, including as ...

, but she joined Bockel's

Modern Left The Modern Left (, LGM), is a centrist political party in France founded in 2007. The party was founded following the nomination of the former Socialist Party (PS) Senator and Mayor of Mulhouse, Jean-Marie Bockel to the François Fillon gov ...

(LGM). The Modern Left is a member of the presidential majority of

Nicolas Sarkozy Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa ( ; ; born 28 January 1955) is a French politician who served as President of France from 2007 to 2012. In 2021, he was found guilty of having tried to bribe a judge in 2014 to obtain information ...

. Striffler is assistant to the mayor of

, Bockel. In the 2009 European elections, Striffler was the second candidate on the

Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement ( ; UMP ) was a Liberal conservatism, liberal-conservative List of political parties in France, political party in France, largely inspired by the Gaullism, Gaullist tradition. During its existence, the UMP was o ...

(UMP) list in the East region, and was elected to the

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, where she sat with the

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. From 2009 to 2012, she served as vice chair on the

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in the

. In addition to her committee assignments, she was part of the Parliament's delegation to the

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. For the

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, Striffler was third-placed on the UMP's list in the East constituency. Her party won only one seat in the region, so she was not re-elected. In the

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, she ran again, this time for the

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Taking a stand

Sensitive to animal welfare issues, she has made several speeches and signed a number of declarations on the subject, including on the transport of horses and animals for slaughter; on broader protection for animals used for scientific purposes; on the banning of shark finning and against deep-sea trawling. Patron of CREL, Club de Reconnaissance et d'Entraide aux Levriers, she has intervened on several occasions in the European Parliament to denounce the mistreatment of greyhounds, particularly in Spain (Galgos and Podencos). She is also a member of the Parliamentary Intergroup for Animal Welfare and Protection and of the Fédération des luttes pour l'abolition des corridas (FLAC).

References

External links

Institutional webstite (European Parliament)

Official website
* 1957 births Living people Politicians from Mulhouse Socialist Party (France) politicians Modern Left politicians MEPs for East France 2009–2014 21st-century women MEPs for France Union for a Popular Movement MEPs Union of Democrats and Independents politicians {{France-politician-UDI-stub