Catherine Lemorton
| députée Catherine Lemorton | |
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| Catherine Lemorton at a rallye in Toulouse | |
| Assembly Member for National Assembly of France | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 17 june 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Bernadette Païx |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 20, 1961 Troyes, Aube |
| Political party | Socialist Party (France) |
Catherine Lemorton is a French pharmacist and politician(member of the National Assembly of France). She represents the Haute-Garonne department,[1] and is a member of the Socialist party. She won the election in 2007 in the first circonscription (constituency) of Toulouse, defeating Jean-Luc Moudenc who was mayor of Toulouse at the time.
Parliamentary action
Catherine Lemorton is known for her report (la prescription, la consommation et la fiscalité des médicaments)[2][3] on pharmaceutical drugs. It is very often regarded as taking part in a fight against the lobbies of the pharmaceutical industry[4] and the conflicts of interest in medicament's policies.
References
- ↑ "Liste définitive des députés élus à l'issue des deux tours" (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ↑ rapport parlementaire sur la prescription, la consommation et la fiscalité des médicaments on the website of the french national assembly (in french).
- ↑ Catherine Lemorton : sa vie et ses combats de députée à l'assemblée nationale, April 30, 2009 in La Voix du Midi.
- ↑ Lobbying & santé by Roger Lenglet éditions Pascal (2009) p.307
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