Seybah Dagoma

Seybah Dagoma (born 9 June 1978) is a French lawyer and politician of the Socialist Party who served as a member of the French National Assembly on 17 June 2012, representing the department of Paris.^[1][2]

Seybah Dagoma
Member of the National Assembly for Paris's 5th constituency
In office 20 June 2012 – 20 June 2017
Preceded by	Tony Dreyfus
Succeeded by	Benjamin Griveaux
Leader of the Socialist Group in the National Assembly Acting
In office 6 December 2016 – 13 December 2016
Preceded by	Bruno Le Roux
Succeeded by	Olivier Faure
Personal details
Born	(1978-06-09) 9 June 1978 (age 47) Nantes, France
Political party	Socialist Party
Alma mater	Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University École des Ponts ParisTech
Profession	Lawyer

Early life and education

Born to immigrants from Chad in Nantes in 1978, Dagoma grew up in a low-income housing project in Sarcelles. She studied law at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.

Career

In parliament, Dagoma served on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on European Affairs.^[3] She was also her parliamentary group’s rapporteur on foreign trade.^[4] In her addition to her committee assignments, Dagoma was part of the National Assembly’s friendship groups with India, South Africa and Turkey.^[5]

During her time in parliament, Dagoma was the only member of sub-Saharan immigrant background.^[6]

Since 2016, Dagoma has been serving as president of Business France.^[7]

Other activities

• Terra Nova, Member of the Board of Directors^[8]