Laurence Despaux-Farreng

Laurence Farreng, born on 6 September 1966 in Nîmes, is a French politician, member of the Democratic Movement. Laurence Farreng was elected French Member of the European Parliament in May 2019 on the Renew Europe list[3]. At the European Parliament, she is currently coordinator of her political group (Renew Europe) in the Committee on Culture, Education, Youth and Sport, of which she is a full member. She is also a substitute member of the Committee on Regional Development and a member of the European Parliament's Delegation for relations with India.

Laurence Despaux-Farreng

MEP
Member of the European Parliament
for France
Assumed office
2 July 2019[1][2]
Personal details
Born (1966-09-06) 6 September 1966
NationalityFrench
Political partyDemocratic Movement (France)
 EU:
European Democratic Party

She is responsible for her political group for the negotiations for the Erasmus+ 2021-2027 programme. In 2020, in the framework of the European Green Deal, she is the author of a report on effective measures to green the European education and culture programmes[4], Erasmus+, Creative Europe and the European Solidarity Corps.

She is also a Pau town Councillor and Community Councillor of the Pau Béarn Pyrénées Agglomeration.

Professional career

Communication Consultancy Agencies

Laurence Farreng has had a long career as a communication consultant. She led her career within the Euro-RSCG group and then in independent agencies on strategies for consumer goods companies, particularly in the food industry, as well as with local public institutions and organisations.

City of Pau

Her strong local roots lead her to run for the Pau municipal council in the 2014 municipal elections. Elected in Pau on François Bayrou's list as deputy mayor, she has chosen to use her 20 years of experience in communication for her city in 2015. She then became Director of Communication, Events and Protocol for the city of Pau.

Attentive to the development of local authorities' relations with Europe, which she sees as one of the indispensable pillars for the development of territories, Laurence Farreng is the founder of the association "Bonjour l'Europe" which promotes and facilitates for young people the experience of studies, internships and work in cities and universities in other countries of the continent.

She was elected for a second time to the Pau City Council in 2020[5], still on François Bayrou's list, and also seats on the Community Council of the Pau Béarn Pyrénées agglomeration.

European Mandate

In 2019, she is elected as a Member of the European Parliament[6], in 15th position on the Renew Europe list[7]. She is a member of the Committee on Culture and Education and a substitute member of the Committee on Regional Development.

She is appointed coordinator for the Renew group within the Culture and Education Committee and works on many issues such as the evolution of the emblematic programme of the European Union, Erasmus+, and the training and education of young people in Europe. It also carries out projects relating to European heritage and history as well as cultural creation and the audiovisual sector via funding from the Europe Creative programme.

Laurence Farreng is a substitute member of the European Parliament's Committee on Regional Development[8], which is in charge of the European territorial cohesion funds granted to the regions.

In addition to his responsibilities within the parliamentary committees, Laurence Farreng is a member of the European Parliament's Delegation for relations with India and a substitute member of the European Parliament's Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula.

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). "Parlement européen. Qui sont les 79 eurodéputés élus en France ?". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  4. mertefa (19 November 2018). "Programmes managed by the EACEA". EACEA - European Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  5. "Pau : Laurence Farreng raconte sa première année dans les arcanes de l'Union européenne". SudOuest.fr (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  6. "Européennes 2019 : la Modem paloise Laurence Farreng entre au Parlement". SudOuest.fr (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  7. "Our MEP's - Renew Europe". reneweuropegroup.eu. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  8. "Laurence Farreng : « Mon ancrage local me permet de faire le lien avec l'institution européenne »". La-République-des-Pyrénées (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2020.

European Parliament : https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197589/LAURENCE_FARRENG/home

European Democratic Party : https://www.democrats.eu/en/member/mouvement-democrate


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