Brigitte Douay
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Brigitte Douay (born 24 February 1947 in Paris) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the north-west of France. She is a member of the Socialist Party, which is part of the Party of European Socialists, and sits on the Committee on Budgets.
She is also a substitute for the Committee on Regional Development, a member of the delegation for relations with Japan, and a substitute for the delegation to the EU–Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee.
[edit] Career
- Degree in classics (1968), graduate of the Paris Institute of Political Studies
- Teacher (1971)
- Editorial secretary on 30 jours d'Europe (1971-1972)
- Editorial secretary on issues of the Moniteur devoted to public works (1972-1973)
- Journalist (1974-1977)
- Press attaché to Pierre Mauroy, Mayor of Lille and Chairman of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region (1977-1981)
- Press attaché in the office of Pierre Mauroy, Prime Minister (1981-1984)
- Press and parliamentary attaché in the office of the State Secretary for the Civil Service (1984-1986)
- Responsible for external relations at the Commission for the National Plan (1986-1988)
- Responsible for public relations, Nord-Pas-de-Calais region (1988-1993)
- Responsible for public relations at Lille Grand Palais (congress centre) (1993-1997)
- Director of communications, Jean-Jaurès Foundation (2003-2004)
- Member of Cambrai Municipal Council (2001-2004)
- Member of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais Regional Council (since 2004)
- Member of the National Assembly for Nord (1997-2002)
- Chairwoman of the national anti-counterfeiting committee (1997-2002)
[edit] External links
- Official website (in French)
- European Parliament biography
- Declaration of financial interests (in French; PDF file)