Difference between revisions of "Nicole Bricq"
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Bricq was elected to the French Senate in 2006 for the department of Seine-et-Marne. | Bricq was elected to the French Senate in 2006 for the department of Seine-et-Marne. | ||
| − | In May 2012, Bricq was appointed Minister of Ecology, Energy, and Sustainable Development in the government of Jean-Marc Ayrault. After the French legislative elections of June 2012, she was appointed Minister for Foreign Trade, a position she held until March 2014. | + | In May 2012, Bricq was appointed Minister of Ecology, Energy, and Sustainable Development in the government of Jean-Marc Ayrault. After the French legislative elections of June 2012, she was appointed Minister for Foreign Trade, a position she held until March 2014. |
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| + | In March 2014, Bricq was caught on film saying that food served at a state dinner for China's President Xi Jinping was "disgusting". Television cameras caught her telling Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault that the food at the Elysee did not compare with that served at Matignon, the prime minister's office, where she had attended a lunch for Xi. "Frankly, at Matignon, there's no comparison. It wasn't that way at all at the Elysee. No, it was disgusting," she was heard whispering. | ||
== Education == | == Education == | ||
| − | In 1970 Nicole Bricq | + | In 1970 Nicole Bricq received a master's degree in Private Law from the University Montesquieu-Bordeaux. |
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://www.senat.fr/senateur/bricq_nicole04053f.html Official Website of the French Senate, Nicole Bricq | + | [http://www.senat.fr/senateur/bricq_nicole04053f.html Official Website of the French Senate, Nicole Bricq] |
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Latest revision as of 12:50, 8 June 2015
Nicole Bricq (born June 10, 1947) is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Seine-et-Marne department. Since 1980, Bricq has been a member of the French Socialist Party, formerly holding the position of Minister of Foreign Trade.
Political Life[edit]
Bricq was elected to the French Senate in 2006 for the department of Seine-et-Marne.
In May 2012, Bricq was appointed Minister of Ecology, Energy, and Sustainable Development in the government of Jean-Marc Ayrault. After the French legislative elections of June 2012, she was appointed Minister for Foreign Trade, a position she held until March 2014.
In March 2014, Bricq was caught on film saying that food served at a state dinner for China's President Xi Jinping was "disgusting". Television cameras caught her telling Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault that the food at the Elysee did not compare with that served at Matignon, the prime minister's office, where she had attended a lunch for Xi. "Frankly, at Matignon, there's no comparison. It wasn't that way at all at the Elysee. No, it was disgusting," she was heard whispering.
Education[edit]
In 1970 Nicole Bricq received a master's degree in Private Law from the University Montesquieu-Bordeaux.
