Corinne Narassiguin

Corinne Narassiguin
Corinne Narassiguin in the galleries of the National Assembly at the 2013 solemn vote of the law opening marriage to same-sex couples
Senator for Seine-Saint-Denis
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 October 2023
Member of the National Assembly
for the 1st constituency for French residents overseas
In office
20 June 2012 – 15 February 2013
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byFrédéric Lefebvre
Personal details
Born (1975-03-07) 7 March 1975 (age 49)
Le Port, Réunion
NationalityFrench
Political partySocialist Party (2000–present)
Alma materTélécom SudParis
OccupationEngineer

Corinne Narassiguin (born 7 March 1975) is a French politician who has served as a Senator for Seine-Saint-Denis since 2 October 2023. A member of the Socialist Party (PS), she previously represented the 1st constituency for French residents overseas (United States and Canada) in the National Assembly from 2012 to 2013.

Narassiguin was elected to the National Assembly in the 2012 legislative election with the support of Europe Ecology – The Greens (EELV).[1][2][3] Her election was however nullified in early 2013 and she was forced to vacate her seat when the Constitutional Council ruled the election had been held improperly. She was barred from running for reelection. In the 2023 Senate election, she returned to a parliamentary role after she successfully led the PS–EELV list in Seine-Saint-Denis.

Personal life

Corinne Narassiguin was born in Saint Paul, in the French overseas department of Réunion,[4] into a family of left-leaning teachers.[5] She graduated from Telecom & Management SudParis and earned a Master's degree in telecommunications from University College London.[6] She has been a resident in the United States since 1999.[7] She said her interest in politics grew during the 2000 US Elections.[citation needed] Before her election Corinne worked for a major US bank.[8]

Political life

Narassiguin joined the New York City branch of the Socialist Party and was its secretary from 2003 until 2009.[9] In 2005 she was elected to the regional executive committee where she handled international affairs after co-authoring a paper about modernising the life of the party.[10]

2009 and 2010 Assembly of French Citizens Abroad Election

She was Christiane Ciccone's running mate in the 2009 Assembly of French Citizens Abroad election and was elected as the second candidate of the Socialist Party slate. However, another candidate who did not get elected sued to get the election invalidated.[11] Christiane Ciccone and Corinne Narassiguin were reelected in 2010.[12] She was once again elected in the subsequent re-run of the election. She later became one of the two vice-presidents of the Laws and Regulations Committee at the Assembly of French Citizens Abroad.

2012 Legislative Election

Main article: French legislative election, 2012

She was the first declared candidate,[13] having started campaigning in December 2010.[14] In March 2012, she announced that some of her objectives were to encourage international mobility[15] and to foster a debate over changes to the labor laws.[16] The same month, she said her two main "themes" were education and social matters, advocating for the establishment of a consular social benefit based on the revenu de solidarité active and universal healthcare.[17] She was elected on the second round with 54% of the votes.[18] On February 15, 2013 her election was invalidated by France's highest constitutional court for accounting irregularities and she was banned from public office for 12 months.[19]

References

  1. ^ "Elections legislatives francaises au Canada: vers le chaos a Montreal". The America's Intelligence Wire (in French). May 9, 2012.
  2. ^ "Législatives Amérique du Nord : le PS a choisi sa candidate" Archived 2012-03-16 at the Wayback Machine, France Amerique, April 16, 2011
  3. ^ Kuitenbrouwer, Peter (January 28, 2012). "France, Canada at odds over 'extraterritorial' election". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
  4. ^ "Corinne Narassiguin, candidate socialiste à l'élection législative 2012 (Amérique du Nord)" (in French). Le journal réunionnais du monde. May 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  5. ^ Saint-Martin, Emmanuel (January 17, 2012). "Corinne Narassiguin: une socialiste chez les banquiers" (in French). French Morning. Archived from the original on April 23, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  6. ^ "Corinne Narassiguin, spécialiste de la gestion du risque technologique New-York" (in French). Le journal réunionnais du monde. May 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  7. ^ Lopoukhine, Raphael (May 2, 2012). "Corine Narassiguin rencontre des Français de Toronto" (in French). Le Metropolitain. Retrieved May 9, 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ Colchester, Max; Schechner, Sam (March 23, 2012). "French Cross Oceans for a Vote". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  9. ^ "Parti socialiste : les voix des militants d'Amérique" (in French). France Amérique. November 19, 2008. Archived from the original on January 14, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
  10. ^ "Tabous et langue de bois : pour une libéralisation du langage au Parti Socialiste" (in French). Parti Socialiste. Archived from the original on 2016-12-19. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  11. ^ "AFE : Annulation des élections dans la circonscription de Washington !" Archived 2012-01-14 at the Wayback Machine, France Amerique, June 16, 2010
  12. ^ "Elections partielles à l'AFE" (in French). Français du monde. 2010. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
  13. ^ Safar, Johanna (February 5, 2011). "Législatives 2012 : Guy Wildenstein renonce, Christine Lagarde " tâte le terrain "" (in French). France-Amérique. Archived from the original on September 11, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
  14. ^ Buisson, Alexis (May 14, 2012). "Législatives : Frédéric Lefebvre à la conquête de l'Amérique" (in French). Le Point. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  15. ^ Digonnet, Anaïs (February 9, 2012). "Corinne Narassiguin : "Je m'étais préparée à faire campagne contre quelqu'un du gouvernement"" (in French). France Amérique. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  16. ^ Schilis-Gallego, Cécile (March 30, 2012). "Le 17 juin, débarquement à l'Assemblée nationale" (in French). Libération. Archived from the original on May 2, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
  17. ^ Lopoukhine, Raphael (March 28, 2012). "Les législatives françaises en Amérique du Nord". le Régional (in French). Archived from the original on March 31, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
  18. ^ Buisson, Alexis (June 17, 2012). "Corinne Narassiguin, députée des Français d'Amérique du Nord". France Amérique (in French). Archived from the original on June 20, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
  19. ^ Court decision: http://www.conseil-constitutionnel.fr/conseil-constitutionnel/francais/les-decisions/acces-par-date/decisions-depuis-1959/2013/2012-4551-an/decision-n-2012-4551-an-du-15-fevrier-2013.136029.html ; http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/14/tribun/fiches_id/610850.asp