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Catherine Morin-Desailly
French politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Catherine Morin-Desailly (born 6 July 1960 in Le Petit-Quevilly, Seine-Maritime) is a French politician of the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI) who has been serving as a member of the Senate of France since 2004, representing the Seine-Maritime department.
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Political career
In the Senate, Morin-Desailly serves on the Committee on Cultural Affairs and the Committee on European Affairs.[1] Since 2014, she has been chairing the Committee on Cultural Affairs. In 2020, she also chaired the Senate’s fact-finding committee on the issue of repatriation of cultural heritage.[2]
In addition to her committee assignments, Morin-Desailly chairs the French-Egyptian Parliamentary Friendship Group.[3]
In late 2008, Morin-Desailly left the Democratic Movement (MoDem), to join the Centrists (LC). From 2009, she served as the party’s spokesperson on cultural affairs and media.
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Other activities
- FRAC Normandie Rouen, Chair of the Board
Political positions
In June 2014, together with Chantal Jouanno, Morin-Desailly tabled a motion for a resolution to grant asylum to Edward Snowden.[4]
References
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