Irène Tolleret

Irène Tolleret
MEP
Member of the European Parliament
for France
In office
2 July 2019[1][2] – 15 July 2024
Mayor of Fontanès
In office
March 2014 – 2019
Preceded byGilbert Gravegeal
Succeeded byGeneviève Castanié
Member of the Hérault's Departmental council
for Canton of Lodève
In office
2017–2019
Personal details
Born (1967-08-17) 17 August 1967 (age 57)
NationalityFrench
Political partyMiscellaneous left
ProfessionWinemaker

Irène Tolleret (born 17 August 1967) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2019 to 2024.[3]

Early life and education

Tolleret is a winegrower at the Pic Saint-Loup in a private domain which she owns.[4]

Political career

Career in local politics

After the municipal elections of 2014, Tolleret was elected Mayor of Fontanès, in the Hérault. Representative of her commune in the community council of the community of communes of Grand Pic Saint-Loup, she is vice-president in charge of relations and European affairs.

In 2015, after the departmental elections, Tolleret became the substitute of Marie-Christine Bousquet, mayor of Lodève. Following Bousquet's death, Tolleret replaced her in the departmental council of Hérault.[5]

Member of the European Parliament, 2019–2024

During the 2019 European Parliament election, Tolleret was in ninth place on the La République En Marche!'s list of candidates.[6]

In parliament, Tolleret served on the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. In addition to her committee assignments, she was part of the Parliament's delegation with Japan, the European Parliament Intergroup on Children's Rights,[7] the European Parliament Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Developmentm,[8] the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights[9] and the MEPs Against Cancer group.[10]

Recognition

In December 2020, Tolleret received the Food Safety award at The Parliament Magazine's annual MEP Awards.[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). "Parlement européen. Qui sont les 79 eurodéputés élus en France ?". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  4. ^ Romain Berchet (26 March 2019). "A viticulturist from Herault on the LREM list for the European elections" (in French). France Bleu. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  5. ^ Elisabeth Badinier. "Disparition brutale de la maire de Lodève, Marie-Christine Bousquet" (in French). francebleu.fr. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  6. ^ Vincent Coste (3 April 2019). "Irene Tolleret, surprise candidate and eligible for European" (in French). Midi Libre. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  7. ^ Intergroup on Children’s Rights European Parliament.
  8. ^ Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development European Parliament.
  9. ^ Members European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights.
  10. ^ MAC MEPs in the 2019-24 legislature Archived 2 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine MEPs Against Cancer.
  11. ^ Johnson, Brian (2 December 2020). "MEP Awards 2020: Reaction and comment from our winners". The Parliament Magazine. Retrieved 8 January 2021.


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