Typhanie Degois
Typhanie Degois | |
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![]() Degois in 2021 | |
Member of the National Assembly for Savoie's 1st constituency | |
In office 21 June 2017 – 21 June 2022 | |
Preceded by | Dominique Dord |
Succeeded by | Marina Ferrari |
Personal details | |
Born | Fourmies, France | 6 January 1993
Political party | LR (since 2024) |
Other political affiliations | UDI (2013–2014) LREM (2016–2024) |
Alma mater | Panthéon-Assas University |
Occupation | Jurist • Politician |
Typhanie Degois (born 6 January 1993) is a French politician who represented Savoie's 1st constituency of in the National Assembly from 2017 until 2022.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Degois was born in Northern France and moved to Savoie at the age of 7.[2] She graduated from Pantheon-Assas University with a master's degree in international business law.[3] Degois is a member of the Fondation Brigitte Bardot, an animal-rights group.[4]
Political career
[edit]Degois joined the centre-right Union of Democrats and Independents in 2013 but left after a year. Degois joined En Marche! the day after it was founded and established a chapter of the movement in Aix-les-Bains.[5] In the 2017 French legislative election, she was elected to the French Parliament with 50.76% of the vote in Savoie's 1st constituency, narrowly defeating Dominique Dord of The Republicans who had held the seat for the previous 20 years.[6] At age 24, she was the youngest member of the National Assembly of En Marche!, as well as the second youngest overall after Ludovic Pajot of the National Front.[7]
In Parliament, Degois served as member of the Committee on Economic Affairs and the Committee on European Affairs.[8] In addition to her committee assignments, she was a member of the French parliamentary friendship groups with Monaco, the Central African Republic and Azerbaijan. As a parliamentarian, she grew increasingly critical of the La République En Marche group in the National Assembly, voting against key bills supported by a majority of her fellow party members. In May, she announced she would not seek reelection in the 2022 French legislative election.[9]
On the occasion of the 2022 French presidential election, Degois brought her sponsorship of deputy to Marine Le Pen.
In the 2024 French legislative elections, she was jointly invested as a candidate of the National Rally and The Republicans in Savoie's 1st constituency.[10]
Political positions
[edit]In July 2019, Degois voted in favour of the French ratification of the European Union's Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Elections législatives 2017". Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "Typhanie Degois, 24 ans, plus jeune candidate investie par En Marche". 23 May 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ French election: Macron team complete rout with Assembly win, BBC News, 19 June 2017.
- ^ "Typhanie Degois (SAvoie) La benjamine amie des animaux". Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Typhanie Degois, 24 ans, plus jeune candidate investie par En Marche". 23 May 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Législatives : à seulement 24 ans, la jeune macroniste Typhanie Degois devient la benjamine de la majorité". 19 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ BFMTV. "Nés en 1993, ils sont les deux benjamins de l'Assemblée". BFMTV. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ Typhanie Degois French National Assembly.
- ^ "Sans surprise, la députée sortante Typhanie Degois jette l'éponge", hebdo-des-savoie.com (in French), 18 May 2022.
- ^ Torres, Jules (16 June 2024). "INFO JDD. Législatives : l'ancienne députée macroniste Typhanie Degois candidate sous la bannière LR-RN". Le Journal du Dimanche. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés, Le Monde.