Sylvia Pinel
French politician
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- Sylvia Pinel ( French: [silvja pinɛl] ; born 28 September 1977) is a French politician who served as a member of the National Assembly of France from 2016 to 2022, representing the 2nd constituency in the Tarn-et-Garonne department.
- Early life and education Pinel attended Lycée Michelet in Montauban, and received a DESS focusing on litigation and arbitration and a DEA in European law at Toulouse at the Toulouse 1 University Capitole, she studied her first year of law school at the university center of Montauban.
- Her father, Michel Pinel, who died in 2011, was an alderman in Gargas.
- In the second round (run-off) election to the National Assembly in 2012, she was re-elected in the same constituency by 30,445 votes (54.
- 14%) for her opponent, Dulac; there were 50,862 valid votes cast out of 89,289 electors.
Sylvia Pinel (French: [silvja pinɛl]; born 28 September 1977) is a French politician who served as a member of the National Assembly of France from 2016 to 2022, representing the 2nd constituency in the Tarn-et-Garonne department. Since 3 September 2016, she has been the leader of the moderate and social-liberal centre-left Radical Party of the Left.
Early life and education
Pinel attended Lycée Michelet in Montauban, and received a DESS focusing on litigation and arbitration and a DEA in European law at Toulouse at the Toulouse 1 University Capitole, she studied her first year of law school at the university center of Montauban.
Pinel's mother was Deputy Mayor of Fabas, worked with Senator-Mayor radical Pierre Tajan. Her father, Michel Pinel, who died in 2011, was an alderman in Gargas.
Political career
Member of the National Assembly, 2007–2012
In the second round (run-off) election to the National Assembly in 2007, Pinel was elected in the 2nd constituency of Tarn-et-Garonne (Castelsarrasin). In the second round (run-off) election to the National Assembly in 2012, she was re-elected in the same constituency by 30,445 votes (54.31%) to 20,417 (40.14%) for her opponent, Dulac; there were 50,862 valid votes cast out of 89,289 electors.
In parliament, Pinel served on the Committee on Legal Affairs (2007-2012) and the Defence Committee (2016-2017).
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