Marie Toussaint

Marie Toussaint (born 27 May 1987 in Lille) is a French jurist and politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.[3]

Marie Toussaint MEP
Member of the European Parliament for France
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 July 2019[1][2]
Personal details
Born	(1987-05-27) 27 May 1987 Lille, France
Nationality	French
Political party	EELV
Alma mater	Sciences Po
Profession	Jurist

Early life and education

Born in Lille in 1987, Marie Toussaint is the daughter of a sailor and a professor of economics in technical high school, both involved in the International Movement ATD Fourth World. She grew up in Bordeaux. After graduating, she joined Sciences Po through priority education agreements. She also holds a master's degree in international environmental law [4].

Political career

At the age of 18, she entered politics at Europe Ecology – The Greens and became co-secretary of the Young Ecologists in 2011. At the same time, she volunteered for the Yasuní-ITT Initiative, launched by Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa for the preservation of Yasuni National Park [5].

In 2015, she founded Notre affaire à tous. This NGO, which defends a right to climate justice, is at the origin of the "Affaire du siècle" with Oxfam France, Greenpeace France and the Foundation for Nature and Man [6]. The "Affaire du siècle" is a climate justice campaign in France on December 17, 2018 to sue the state for its inaction in the fight against global warming. The associated petition becomes the most signed in France in less than a week, collecting 2 million signatories in a month [7].

Member of the European Parliament, 2019–present

During the 2019 European Parliament election, Toussaint was in fourth place on the EELV's list of candidates [8]. She has since been serving on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.

In addition to her committee assignments, Toussaint is part of the Parliament's delegations for relations with the United States and to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat).[9] She is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights[10] and of the European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals.[11]

References

1. "Key dates ahead". European Parliament. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
2. "Key dates ahead". BBC News. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
3. Cazenave, Fabien (27 May 2019). "Élections européennes. Qui sont les 79 eurodéputés élus en France". Ouest France (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2019.
4. Aurélie Delmas (3 April 2019). "Marie Toussaint, woman and green born" (in French). Libération. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
5. Mathieu Dejean (10 January 2019). "Marie Toussaint, the ecologist behind the most signed petition in the history of France" (in French). Les Inrockuptibles. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
6. Aude Lorriaux (29 January 2019). "Marie Toussaint, activist behind the petition "L'Affaire du Siècle"" (in French). Marie Claire. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
7. Carole-Anne Sénit (29 December 2018). "Petition "L'Affaire du Siècle": "This mobilization contributes to the emergence of an ecological citizenship"" (in French). Le Monde. Retrieved 7 June 2019.}
8. M. Del. (26 May 2019). "Lille : The ecologist Marie Toussaint elected to the European Parliament" (in French). La Voix du Nord. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
9. Marie Toussaint European Parliament.
10. Members European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights.
11. Members European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals.