Catherine Génisson (born 22 April 1949) is French politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who represented the Pas-de-Calais department in the National Assembly of France from 1997 to 2011 and later in the French Senate from 2011 to 2017.[1][2]
Catherine Génisson | |
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 Catherine Génisson French politician and senator | |
| Deputy for Pas-de-Calais's 2nd constituency in the National Assembly of France | |
| In office 12 June 1997 – 30 September 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Gheerbrant |
| Succeeded by | vacant until 2012 election Jacqueline Maquet |
| Senator for Pas-de-Calais | |
| In office 1 October 2011 – 1 October 2017 | |
| Regional Councillor of Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
| In office 28 March 2004 – 13 December 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 April 1949 Paris |
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Political career
editThe daughter of painter Claude Génisson,[3] Génisson was first elected to the French assembly in 1997 and was reelected in 2002 and 2007.[1] She was elected to the French senate on September 25, 2011.[2]
Ahead of the Socialist Party's 2008 convention in Reims, Génisson publicly endorsed Martine Aubry as candidate to succeed François Hollande at the party's leadership.[4] In the party's 2011 primaries, she endorsed Aubry as its candidate for the 2012 presidential election.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Mme Catherine Génisson" (in French). National Assembly of France.
- ^ a b "Mme Catherine Génisson" (in French). Senate of France.
- ^ "Le peintre Claude Génisson dédicace son livre samedi après-midi chez Brunet". Le Voix du Nord (in French). November 25, 2010.
- ^ Des femmes du PS lancent un appel en faveur de Martine Aubry L'Obs, 4 June 2008.
- ^ Primaire PS: 39 sénateurs PS apportent leur soutien à Aubry Le Point, 13 October 2011.
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