Chrysoula Zacharopoulou
Chrysoula Zacharopoulou | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for France | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2019[1][2] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 May 1976 Sparta, Peloponnese, Greece |
| Nationality | French |
| Political party | La Republique En Marche! |
Chrysoula Zacharopoulou (born 7 May 1976) is a French gynaecologist[3] and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.[4]
Education and early career[]
Trained in minimally invasive procedure, Zacharopoulou specialized in endometriosis in Italy and, from 2007, in France. Before entering politics, she worked at the Bégin Military Teaching Hospital in Saint-Mandé, near Paris.[5]
In 2015, Zacharopoulou joined forces with French actress Julie Gayet on establishing Info-Endométriose, a non-profit raising awareness for endometriosis.[6]
Political career[]
Zacharopoulou became a Member of the European Parliament in the 2019 elections. She has since been a vice-chair of the Committee on Development. She is also the parliament's rapporteur on the Africa-EU partnership.[7]
In addition to her committee assignments, Zacharopoulou is part of the Parliament's delegation to the ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.[8] She is also a member of the MEPs Against Cancer group;[9] European Parliament Intergroup on Cancer;[10] the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights;[11] the European Parliament Intergroup on Disability;[12] and of the European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals.[13]
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Zacharopoulou returned to practicing for several days a week at the Bégin Military Teaching Hospital in March 2020.[14]
Since April 2021, Zacharopoulou has been co-chairing the Shareholders Council of COVAX, alongside Fernando Ruiz Gómez.[15][16] In this capacity, she was part of the delegation accompanying President Emmanuel Macron on his state visit to Rwanda and South Africa in May 2021.
Political posititions[]
In 2020, Zacharopoulou publicly criticized Vice-President of the European Commission Dubravka Šuica for having taken “disturbing positions” in the past by voting against motions on sexual and reproductive health and rights.[17]
References[]
- ^ "Key dates ahead". European Parliament. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Key dates ahead". BBC News. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ Simon Osborne (March 28, 2019), Macron ally who mocked Brexit with cat gag to lead France's European elections campaign Daily Express.
- ^ CAZENAVE, Fabien (27 May 2019). "Parlement européen. Qui sont les 79 eurodéputés élus en France ?". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ Emmanuelle Jowa (March 17, 2018), Julie Gayet et Chrysoula Zacharapoulou: Endométriose, l’érosion d’un tabou Paris Match.
- ^ Emmanuelle Jowa (March 17, 2018), Julie Gayet et Chrysoula Zacharapoulou: Endométriose, l’érosion d’un tabou Paris Match.
- ^ Lorna Hutchinson (June 17, 2020), Chrysoula Zacharopoulou interview: Celebrating diversity The Parliament Magazine.
- ^ Chrysoula Zacharopoulou European Parliament.
- ^ MAC MEPs in the 2019-24 legislature MEPs Against Cancer.
- ^ Intergroup European Cancer Patient Coalition (ECPC).
- ^ Members European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights.
- ^ Bureau of the Disability Intergroup of the European Parliament is established European Disability Forum, press release of 14 February 2020.
- ^ Members European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals.
- ^ Aline Robert (April 3, 2020), Being a doctor is quite a commitment, says MEP working on the ‘front line’ EURACTIV.
- ^ Eva Moysan (April 11, 2021), Interview: «Covax est un mécanisme de coopération qui correspond totalement aux valeurs européennes» Libération.
- ^ Colombia será copresidente del mecanismo COVAX Ministry of Health and Social Protection, press release of April 14, 2021.
- ^ Jennifer Rankin (March 2, 2020), Dubravka Šuica: the woman tasked with solving EU's demographic crisis The Guardian.
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