Yannick Jadot

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Yannick Jadot
2016-Yannick Jadot, député européen EELV (cropped).jpg
Yannick Jadot in 2016
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
14 July 2009
ConstituencyWest France
France
Personal details
Born (1967-07-27) 27 July 1967 (age 54)
Clacy-et-Thierret, France
NationalityFrench
Political partyEurope Ecology – The Greens
Domestic partner
Alma materParis Dauphine University

Yannick Jadot (born 27 July 1967) is a French environmentalist and politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since the 2009 European election, representing the West France constituency.[1]

Early career[]

As an environmentalist and humanitarian, Jadot co-ordinated Greenpeace actions in France between 2002 and 2008 but also headed the Alliance pour la planète and was a key player in the 2008 Grenelle Environnement Accord.

Political career[]

In 2009, he announced that he was leaving Greenpeace to lead the Europe Écologie list in the West constituency ahead of the 2009 European elections. His list won 16.65% and he was elected to the European Parliament, along with Nicole Kiil-Nielsen. He was reelected as MEP in the French Ouest constituency, during the European elections of 2014.

In parliament, Jadot first served on the Committee on International Trade from 2009 until 2019. Since 2019, he has been a member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

In addition to his committee assignments, Jadot was part of the Parliament’s delegations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (2014–2019) and to the ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2009–2011). He is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals,[2] and the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights.[3]

In 2016, Jadot was selected by Europe Ecology – The Greens to stand as their candidate in the 2017 French presidential election after defeating fellow MEP Michèle Rivasi in the second round of primary voting.[4] Though Jadot secured 496 sponsorships just before the opening of the signature collection period,[5] he announced that he would withdraw his candidacy and endorsed Socialist nominee Benoît Hamon, the pair having agreed on a common platform;[6] their alliance was consummated when EELV primary voters approved the agreement on 26 February.[7]

On 30 January 2021, Jadot announced that he would be running as a candidate in the 2022 French presidential election.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Your MEPs : Yannick JADOT". European parliament. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
  2. ^ Members European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals.
  3. ^ Members European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights
  4. ^ "French Greens pick MEP Jadot for 2017 presidential race". POLITICO. 2016-11-07. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  5. ^ Bastien Bonnefous; Raphaëlle Besse Desmoulières (21 February 2017). "Benoît Hamon et Yannick Jadot tardent à célébrer leur mariage". Le Monde. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  6. ^ "En direct : l'écologiste Yannick Jadot retire sa candidature à l'élection présidentielle et soutient Benoît Hamon". Le Monde. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Présidentielle : les électeurs écologistes approuvent l'accord entre Hamon et Jadot". Le Monde. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  8. ^ https://www.leparisien.fr/politique/presidentielle-2022-yannick-jadot-avance-avec-determination-03-02-2021-8422873.php. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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