Stéphanie Yon-Courtin
Stéphanie Yon-Courtin | |
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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 | |
President | Jean-Léonce Dupont |
Mayor of Saint-Contest | |
In office 4 April 2014 – 28 June 2019 | |
Preceded by | Denis Desynder |
Succeeded by | Jean-Marc Philippe |
Personal details | |
Born | Coutances, France | 28 March 1974
Nationality | French |
Political party | La République En Marche! (LREM) |
Alma mater | University of Caen Normandy University of Bristol |
Profession | Lawyer |
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[]
- ^ "Key dates ahead". European Parliament. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Key dates ahead". BBC News. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ CAZENAVE, Fabien (27 May 2019). "Parlement européen. Qui sont les 79 eurodéputés élus en France ?". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ Elodie Dardenne (March 29, 2019), Stéphanie Yon-Courtin veut être « utile » à l’Europe et « connectée » à son territoire Ouest-France.
- ^ Jean-Baptiste Marie (March 27, 2019), Élections européennes : Qui est Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, l'élue calvadosienne sur la liste LREM ? France Bleu.
- ^ Derek Perrotte (December 9, 2019), Concurrence : l'ouverture de Vestager Les Échos.
- ^ Céline Schoen (January 21, 2020), L’Europe s’interroge sur sa politique de concurrence La Croix.
- ^ Javier Espinoza (December 15, 2020), EU warns that it may break up Big Tech companies Financial Times.
- ^ Movers & Shakers The Parliament Magazine, May 21, 2021.
- ^ Stéphanie Yon-Courtin European Parliament
- ^ [1]
- ^ Members 2019-2024 European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas.
- ^ MAC MEPs in the 2019-24 legislature MEPs Against Cancer.
- 1974 births
- Living people
- People from Coutances
- Mayors of places in Normandy
- University of Caen alumni
- Alumni of the University of Bristol
- MEPs for France 2019–2024
- 21st-century women MEPs for France
- 21st-century French women lawyers
- La République En Marche! MEPs
- French women lawyers
- French MEP stubs