Damien Carême (born 16 November 1960) is a French politician of La France Insoumise who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019.[1]
Damien Carême | |
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.jpg) Damien Carême in 2022 | |
| Member of the European Parliament for France | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 November 1960 Joeuf, France |
| Political party | La France Insoumise (2024–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Socialist Party (until 2015) Europe Ecology – The Greens (2015–2023) |
Political career
editA former member of the Socialist Party (PS), Carême served as mayor of Grande-Synthe from 2001 until 2019. During his time in office, he worked with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) on constructing the first purpose-built camp in France to provide proper, humanitarian-standard shelter to about 2,500 refugees in response to the French government's closure of the port of Calais during the European migrant crisis in 2016.[2][3] He endorsed Benoît Hamon ahead of the 2017 French presidential election.[4]
In the European Parliament, Carême serves on the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. He was his parliamentary group's shadow rapporteur on a non-binding 2021 motion in support of using “low-carbon hydrogen” made from fossil gas as a bridge towards 100% renewable production.[5]
In addition to his committee assignments, Carême is part of the parliament's delegation for relations with South Africa.[6]
Personal life
editCarême is divorced and has two children;[7] one of them is Baptiste Carême.
References
edit- ^ CAZENAVE, Fabien (27 May 2019). "Parlement européen. Qui sont les 79 eurodéputés élus en France ?". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ Angelique Chrisafis (February 28, 2016), MSF to open camp for refugees sleeping rough near Dunkirk The Guardian.
- ^ James McAuley (April 29, 2016), Small-town politicians can make life heaven or hell for migrants in France The Washington Post.
- ^ Sylvain Mouillard (March 20, 2017), Damien Carême, hôte estime Libération.
- ^ Nikolaus J. Kurmayer (May 20, 2021), EU Parliament backs ‘low-carbon’ hydrogen, despite Green opposition Euractiv.
- ^ Damien Carême European Parliament.
- ^ Sylvain Mouillard (March 20, 2017), Damien Carême, hôte estime Libération.
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