Tokia Afféda Saïfi (born 11 July 1959 in

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) is a French politician who served as

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for the North-West of France from 1999 until 2019. She is a member of the Radical party and of the

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, part of the

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. She is a former member of

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Political career

Saïfi was first elected as

in the 1999 elections. During her first term in parliament, she first served on the

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. Following the 2004 elections, she joined the

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. In this capacity, she was the parliament's

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on trade and investment-driven growth for

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as well as on human rights and social and environmental standards in international trade agreements. In addition to her committee assignments, Saïfi was the vice-chairwoman of the parliament's delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the

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and a member of the delegation to the

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. In this capacity, she took part in the EU's observer mission for the 2012 legislative elections in

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Political positions

In the Republicans’ 2016 presidential primaries, Saïfi endorsed

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as the party's candidate for the office of

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.Ludovic Vigogne (April 20, 2016)
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''.

References

"Tokia SAÏFI"

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biography. 1959 births Living people Politicians from Nord (French department) French people of Algerian descent Ecology Generation politicians Liberal Democracy (France) politicians Radical Party (France) politicians MEPs for North-West France 2004–2009 MEPs for North-West France 2009–2014 MEPs for North-West France 2014–2019 Union for a Popular Movement MEPs Radical Party (France) MEPs 21st-century women MEPs for France The Republicans (France) MEPs Ministers of the environment of France Women government ministers of France Agir (France) MEPs {{France-MEP-stub