Monique Iborra (born 8 March 1945 in
Maison-Carrée, Algeria) is a member of the
National Assembly of France
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. She represents the
Haute-Garonne
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department,
and was most recently elected in 2017 as a member of
La République En Marche!
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, previously a deputy of the
Socialist Party
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.
Political career
In parliament, Iborra serves as member of the Committee on Social Affairs. In 2019, she unsuccessfully ran for the post of the committee's chair.
In 2019, French farmers protesting against the
Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
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(CETA) between
Canada
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and the
European Union
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dumped manure overnight outside Iborra's office; the
National Federation of Agricultural Holders' Unions (FDSEA) later claimed responsibility for the vandalism.
Other activities
* Haut Conseil de la famille, de l'enfance et de l'âge (HCFEA), Member
Monique Iborra
French National Assembly.
References
1945 births
Living people
People from Algiers Province
Pieds-Noirs
Socialist Party (France) politicians
Women members of the National Assembly (France)
La République En Marche! politicians
21st-century French women politicians
Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Members of Parliament for Haute-Garonne
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