Monica Michel (born 16 April 1955) is a French politician of

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(LREM) who served as the member of the

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from 2017 to 2022, representing the 16th district of

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Early life and career

Born in the Seychelles in 1955, Michel lived on

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, in Paris and Marseille before settling in

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. In the early 2000s, she began working for

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where she held the position of commercial director for 18 years.

Political career

Michel joined LREM in 2017. In parliament, Michel served on the Defence Committee. In addition to her committee assignments, she was a member of the French-Australian Parliamentary Friendship Group and the French-Indian Parliamentary Friendship Group. In late 2019, Michel was one of 17 members of the committee who co-signed a letter to

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in which they warned that the 365 million euro ($406 million) sale of aerospace firm

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to U.S. fund

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raised “questions about the preservation of know-how and France’s defence industry base” and urged government intervention. In 2020, Michel joined ''

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'' (EC), a group within LREM led by

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.Maël Thierry (22 May 2020)
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References

1955 births Living people People from Greater Victoria, Seychelles French people of Seychellois descent Black French politicians Renaissance (French political party) politicians Territories of Progress politicians Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Members of Parliament for Bouches-du-Rhône Women members of the National Assembly (France) 21st-century French women politicians {{France-politician-LREM-stub