Typhanie Degois
Typhanie Degois | |
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Member of the National Assembly for Savoie's 1st constituency | |
Assumed office 21 June 2017 | |
Preceded by | Dominique Dord |
Personal details | |
Born | Fourmies, France | 6 January 1993
Nationality | French |
Political party | La République En Marche! |
Alma mater | Panthéon-Assas University |
Typhanie Degois (born 6 January 1993) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since the 2017 elections, representing the first constituency of the department of Savoie.[1]
Early life and education[]
Degois was born in northern France and moved to Savoie at the age of 7.[2] She graduated from Pantheon-Assas University with a master's degree in international business law.[3]
Degois is a member of the Fondation Brigitte Bardot, an animal rights group.[4]
Political career[]
Degois joined the center-right Union of Democrats and Independents in 2013 but left after a year.
Degois joined En Marche! the day after it was founded and established a chapter of the movement in Aix-les-Bains.[5] In the 2017 legislative elections she was elected with 50.76% of the vote, narrowly defeating Dominique Dord of the Les Républicains who had held the seat for the previous twenty years.[6] At age 24, she was the youngest assembly member of La République En Marche!, and the second youngest overall after Ludovic Pajot of the Front National.[7]
In parliament, Degois serves as member of the Committee on Economic Affairs and the Committee on European Affairs.[8] In addition to her committee assignments, she is a member of the French parliamentary friendship groups with Monaco, the Central African Republic and Azerbaijan.
Political positions[]
In July 2019, Degois voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[9]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Elections législatives 2017". Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "Typhanie Degois, 24 ans, plus jeune candidate investie par En Marche". 23 May 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ French election: Macron team complete rout with Assembly win BBC News, 19 June 2017.
- ^ "Typhanie Degois (SAvoie) La benjamine amie des animaux". Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Typhanie Degois, 24 ans, plus jeune candidate investie par En Marche". 23 May 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Législatives : à seulement 24 ans, la jeune macroniste Typhanie Degois devient la benjamine de la majorité". 19 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ BFMTV. "Nés en 1993, ils sont les deux benjamins de l'Assemblée". BFMTV. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ Typhanie Degois French National Assembly.
- ^ Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
- La République En Marche! politicians
- 21st-century French women politicians
- Panthéon-Assas University alumni
- People from Nord (French department)
- Politicians from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Women members of the National Assembly (France)