Pascal Canfin
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Pascal Canfin (French pronunciation: [paskal kɑ̃fɛ̃]; born in Arras, 22 August 1974) is a French politician of La République en marche (LREM) who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament (EUP) since 2019. In the 2019 elections for the UE Parliament, he was elected in the list of Renew Europe group and serves as chair of the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee; following his initiative, the European Parliament declares in December 2019 a "climate state of emergency"
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Pascal Canfin | |
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Member of the European Parliament for France | |
Assumed office 2 July 2019 | |
In office 14 July 2009 – 16 May 2012 | |
In office 3 May 2014 – 30 June 2014 | |
Minister for Development | |
In office 16 May 2012 – 31 March 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Jean-Marc Ayrault |
Preceded by | Henri de Raincourt |
Succeeded by | Annick Girardin |
Personal details | |
Born | (1974-08-22) 22 August 1974 (age 49) Arras, France |
Political party | The Greens (before 2010) Europe Ecology – The Greens (2010–2019) En Marche (2019–present) |
Other political affiliations | Greens-European Free Alliance (Before 2019) Renew Europe (2019–present) |
Education | Bordeaux Institute of Political Studies Newcastle University |
Canfin was formerly the head of the French section of WWF until 25 March 2019, and Minister for Development under the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Ayrault Cabinet. Canfin previously served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2012.
From July 2014 to December 2015, Canfin was the Senior Advisor on Climate at World Resources Institute (WRI), ranked the most influential think tank in the world on environmental issues, on the preparation of the International climate summit to be held in Paris in December 2015 (COP21). For this matter, he also co-chaired with Alain Grandjean the Commission for innovative financing for climate, mandated by the President of the French Republic.[1]