Stéphanie Yon-Courtin

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Stéphanie Yon-Courtin

MEP
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Member of the European Parliament
for France
Assumed office
2 July 2019[1][2]
Member of the Departmental council of Calvados
Assumed office
2 April 2015
PresidentJean-Léonce Dupont
Mayor of Saint-Contest
In office
4 April 2014 – 28 June 2019
Preceded byDenis Desynder
Succeeded byJean-Marc Philippe
Personal details
Born (1974-03-28) 28 March 1974 (age 47)
Coutances, France
NationalityFrench
Political partyLa République En Marche! (LREM)
Alma materUniversity of Caen Normandy
University of Bristol
ProfessionLawyer

Stéphanie Yon-Courtin (born 28 March 1974) is a French lawyer and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019.[3]

Early career[]

After having previously been employed by law firms Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Allen & Overy, Yon-Courtin worked as advisor to France's Competition Authority from 2007 until 2010.[4]

Political career[]

Ahead of the 2017 French legislative election, Yon-Courtin ran for the Republicans' nomination in Calvados.[5]

Since entering the European Parliament, Yon-Courtin has been serving on the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. In this capacity, she is the parliament's rapporteur on competition law[6][7][8] and the 2021 Digital Markets Act.[9]

In addition to her committee assignments, Yon-Courtin chairs the Parliament's delegation for relations with Canada.[10][11] She is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas[12] and the MEPs Against Cancer group.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ "Key dates ahead". European Parliament. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Key dates ahead". BBC News. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  3. ^ CAZENAVE, Fabien (27 May 2019). "Parlement européen. Qui sont les 79 eurodéputés élus en France ?". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  4. ^ Elodie Dardenne (March 29, 2019), Stéphanie Yon-Courtin veut être « utile » à l’Europe et « connectée » à son territoire Ouest-France.
  5. ^ Jean-Baptiste Marie (March 27, 2019), Élections européennes : Qui est Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, l'élue calvadosienne sur la liste LREM ? France Bleu.
  6. ^ Derek Perrotte (December 9, 2019), Concurrence : l'ouverture de Vestager Les Échos.
  7. ^ Céline Schoen (January 21, 2020), L’Europe s’interroge sur sa politique de concurrence La Croix.
  8. ^ Javier Espinoza (December 15, 2020), EU warns that it may break up Big Tech companies Financial Times.
  9. ^ Movers & Shakers The Parliament Magazine, May 21, 2021.
  10. ^ Stéphanie Yon-Courtin European Parliament
  11. ^ [1]
  12. ^ Members 2019-2024 European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas.
  13. ^ MAC MEPs in the 2019-24 legislature MEPs Against Cancer.
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