Brigitte Liso Explained

Brigitte Liso
Office:Member of the National Assembly
for Nord's 4th constituency
Term Start:21 June 2017
Predecessor:Marc-Philippe Daubresse
Birth Date:29 July 1959
Birth Place:Lille, France
Nationality:French
Party:La République En Marche!

Brigitte Liso (born 29 July 1959) is a French entrepreneur[1] and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since the 2017 elections, representing the department of Nord.[2]

Early career

Liso spent her early career in the private sector as a public and commercial relations manager for major groups such as Pernod Ricard and Hachette Livre, then as a medical sales representative for GlaxoSmithKline.[3] She later founded a patisserie business specializing on éclairs.[4]

Political career

In parliament, Liso served on the Committee on Cultural Affairs and Education from 2017 until 2019 before moving to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. In addition to her committee assignments, she is part of the French-Italian Parliamentary Friendship Group.[5]

In July 2019, Liso voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40178118 French election: Macron team complete rout with Assembly win
  2. Web site: Elections législatives 2017 . 19 June 2017 . Ministry of the Interior . French.
  3. Lucie Alexandre (June 220, 2018), Les députés LREM Brigitte Liso et Thomas Mesnier racontent un an à l’Assemblée La Croix.
  4. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40178118 French election: Macron team complete rout with Assembly win
  5. http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA720446 Brigitte Liso
  6. Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.