Corinne Erhel (3 February 1967 – 5 May 2017) was a French politician who served as a member of the National Assembly from 2007 to 2017, representing the Côtes-d'Armor department.

Corinne Erhel
Corinne Erhel in 2012
Member of the National Assembly
for Côtes-d'Armor's 5th constituency
In office
20 June 2007 – 5 May 2017
Preceded byAlain Gouriou
Succeeded byÉric Bothorel
Member of the Regional council of Brittany
In office
29 March 2004 – 5 May 2017
PresidentJean-Yves Le Drian
Pierrick Massiot
Personal details
Born(1967-02-03)3 February 1967
Quimper, France
Died5 May 2017(2017-05-05) (aged 50)
Saint-Brieuc, France
Political partySocialist Party
La République En Marche!

Early life

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Corinne Erhel was born on 3 February 1967 in Quimper, Finistère.[1] She graduated from the institute of advanced studies of rural law and agricultural economics (IHEDREA).[2]

Career

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Erhel joined the Socialist Party.[1] In 1997, she became assistant parliamentarian for Alain Gouriou, deputy mayor of Lannion.[2] In 2004 she was elected regional advisor for Brittany.[1]

Erhel served as a member of the National Assembly from 2007 to 2017.[1]

Death

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On 5 May 2017, Erhel died after collapsing while she was giving a speech at a meeting in support of Emmanuel Macron for the 2017 French presidential election.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Mme Corinne Erhel". National Assembly. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Côtes-d'Armor. La députée Corinne Erhel est décédée après un malaise cardiaque". Ouest-France (in French). May 5, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  3. ^ "La députée Corinne Erhel décède après un malaise". Le Figaro (in French). May 5, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
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