Monica Michel

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Monica Michel
Member of the National Assembly
for Bouches-du-Rhône's 16th constituency
In office
21 June 2017 – 21 June 2022
Preceded byMichel Vauzelle
Succeeded byEmmanuel Taché
Personal details
Born (1955-04-16) 16 April 1955 (age 68)
Victoria, Seychelles
NationalityFrench
Political partyLa République En Marche!
Children3

Monica Michel (born 16 April 1955) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM)[1] who served as the member of the National Assembly from 2017 to 2022, representing the 16th district of Bouches-du-Rhône.[2][3]

Early life and career[edit]

Born in the Seychelles in 1955, Michel lived on Réunion, in Paris and Marseille before settling in Arles. In the early 2000s, she began working for Marseille-Fos Port where she held the position of commercial director for 18 years.

Political career[edit]

Michel joined LREM in 2017.

In parliament, Michel served on the Defence Committee. In addition to her committee assignments, she was a member of the French-Australian Parliamentary Friendship Group and the French-Indian Parliamentary Friendship Group.[4]

In late 2019, Michel was one of 17 members of the committee who co-signed a letter to Prime Minister Édouard Philippe in which they warned that the 365 million euro ($406 million) sale of aerospace firm Groupe Latécoère to U.S. fund Searchlight Capital raised “questions about the preservation of know-how and France’s defence industry base” and urged government intervention.[5][6]

In 2020, Michel joined En commun (EC), a group within LREM led by Barbara Pompili.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Official data from the French National Assembly's website
  2. ^ "Bouches-du-Rhône, circonscription 16 RÉSULTATS LÉGISLATIVES 2017". Le Figaro. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  3. ^ Lassalle, Isabelle (18 June 2017). "Législatives : qui est Monica Michel, nouvelle députée REM de la 16e circonscription des Bouches-du-Rhône ?". France Bleu. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  4. ^ Monica Michel French National Assembly.
  5. ^ Michel Cabirol (November 23, 2019), Ventes de Photonis et Latécoère: 17 députés souhaitent une approche souveraine La Tribune.
  6. ^ Laurence Frost (January 9, 2020), Concerns over U.S. Latecoere purchase overblown: Dassault CEO Reuters.
  7. ^ Maël Thierry (22 May 2020), L’appel de 46 députés LREM : « Nous voulons peser de l’intérieur » L'Obs.