Bernadette Bourzai (born
28 May 1945 in
Tulle) is a
French politician and
Member of the European Parliament for
central France. She is a member of the
Socialist Party, which is part of the
Party of European Socialists, and sits on the
European Parliament's
Committee on Regional Development.
She is also vice-chair of the delegation to the EU–Kazakhstan, EU–Kyrgyzstan and EU–Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia, a substitute for the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, and a substitute for the delegation to the EU–Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee.
Career
- Degree in history and geography, University of Clermont-Ferrand (1971)
- master's degree in geography, University of Clermont-Ferrand (1972)
- highest postgraduate teaching qualification in geography (1973)
- Teacher (with the highest postgraduate teaching qualification) (1973-1998)
- Member of the Socialist Party national council (1989-2004)
- Member of Égletons Municipal Council (1983-2001)
- Mayor of Égletons (2001-2004)
- Member of the Corrèze Departmental Council (since 1994)
- Member of the Limousin Regional Council (1986-2001)
- Vice-Chairwoman of the Limousin Regional Council (1992-2001)
- Knight of the National Order of Merit
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