Hélène Gassin, born on September 25, 1975, is a French politician. She was appointed as the fourth vice-president of the Île-de-France regional council, with the delegation as minister for the environment, agriculture and energy.[1]

Hélène Gassin
Hélène Gassin at a public meeting in Antony for the 2010 French regional elections.
Vice-President of Council of European Energy Regulators
PresidentGarett Blaney
Vice-President of the Regional Council of Île-de-France
In office
2010–2015
PresidentJean-Paul Huchon
Personal details
Born (1975-09-25) September 25, 1975 (age 48)
NationalityFrench
Political partyEELV

Biography edit

Master of Science and Technology in environmental management, she was in charge of the Energy campaign at Greenpeace France from 1998 to 2006. She also participated in the creation of Enercoop. She was a member of negaWatt and Global Chance associations and an independent consultant in energy-environment issues when she joined Europe Ecology in September 2008. She coordinated the development of the “Green Contract for Europe”.[2]

She was a candidate for Europe Ecology in the regional elections of 2010, on the list presented in Hauts-de-Seine, the head of which was Pierre Larrouturou.[3] She was thus elected regional councilor for Île-de-France. She contributed to the objectives and the creation of SEM Énergie POSIT'IF, of which she was Chairman of the Supervisory Board.[4]

She was a member of the executive board of EELV from the creation of the political party in 2010 until March 2013. During the 2012 presidential campaign, Hélène Gassin was the “Energy and climate” advisor to EELV candidate Éva Joly.[5]

In 2017, she was appointed the vice-president of Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) by Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE).[6]

Since June 2019, she is a consultant in territorial energy strategies.[7]

Publications and appearances edit

Bibliography edit

  • So Watt ? L’énergie: une affaire de citoyens, with Benjamin Dessus, Paris, Éditions de l'Aube, 2004 (ISBN 2-7526-0075-5)
  • Cosmopolitiques, No 9: Cette énergie qui nous manque, with Dominique Boullier, Yves Cochet, Bernard Laponche, Paris, Éditions Apogée, 2005 (ISBN 978-2-84398-184-5)

Appearances edit

Hélène Gassin was represented in an interview with the Saison Brune comic strip, published in 2012.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ "L'exécutif - Conseil régional d'Île-de-France". 2011-02-11. Archived from the original on 2011-02-11. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  2. ^ "Hélène GASSIN | Drupal". chairgovreg.fondation-dauphine.fr. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  3. ^ "Accueil - Europe écologie région Île-de-France - Élections régionales mars 2010". 2011-06-28. Archived from the original on 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  4. ^ Moniteur, Le (2013-01-15). "Création d'une SEM dédiée à la rénovation thermique des logements franciliens" (in French). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ "Eva Joly présente son équipe de campagne | Eva Joly". 2012-05-04. Archived from the original on 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  6. ^ "La CRE se réjouit de l'élection d'Hélène GASSIN à la vice-présidence du CEER". www.cre.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  7. ^ "Hélène GASSIN". Association négaWatt (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  8. ^ "SAISON BRUNE (SQUARZONI) - DELCOURT". www.editions-delcourt.fr. Retrieved 2021-07-21.