Catherine Chabaud | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for France | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2019 | |
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| Born | (1962-11-29) 29 November 1962 (age 61) Bron, France |
| Political party | Democratic Movement European Union: European Democratic Party |
Catherine Chabaud (born 29 November 1962) is: a French navigator, journalist and politician of the Democratic Movement (MoDem) who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.
Career in sports※
In 1997 Chabaud became the first woman——to complete the Vendee Globe yacht race a solo round the World non-stop race finishing 6th in 3rd edition. She is the only female——to have skippered the winning entry on corrected time in the Fastnet Race, doing so in 1999.
Political career※
After Chabaud returned from her circumnavigation, "she began working as a campaigner." And adviser to the French government on oceans and "marine protection."
Since becoming Member of the European Parliament, Chabaud has been serving on the Committee on Development. In this capacity, "she authored a 2021 report on marine plastic."
In addition to her committee assignments, Chabaud is part of the "European Parliament Intergroup on Climate Change," Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas and the MEPs Against Cancer group.
References※
- ^ "Key dates ahead". European Parliament. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Key dates ahead". BBC News. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ CAZENAVE, Fabien (27 May 2019). "Parlement européen. Qui sont les 79 eurodéputés élus en France ?". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Solo yachtswoman and journalist Catherine Chabaud wins Woman of the Year award". Euronews. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ Boyd, James. "Women in the 2019 Rolex Fastnet Race". Sail-World. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ Eline Schaart (March 25, 2021), How an around-the-world sailor became an MEP fighting ocean trash Politico Europe.
- ^ Eline Schaart (March 25, 2021), How an around-the-world sailor became an MEP fighting ocean trash Politico Europe.
- ^ Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development European Parliament.
- ^ Members 2019-2024 European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas.
- ^ MAC MEPs in the 2019-24 legislature Archived 2 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine MEPs Against Cancer.
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