Catherine Chabaud Explained

Party:Democratic Movement
European Union:
European Democratic Party
Constituency Mp:France
Term Start:2 July 2019[1] [2]
Term End:15 July 2024
Parliament:European
Birth Date:1962 11, df=y
Birth Place:Bron, France
Nationality:French

Catherine Chabaud (born 29 November 1962) is a French navigator, journalist and politician of the Democratic Movement (MoDem) who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.[3]

Career in sports

In 1997 Chabaud became the first woman to complete the Vendee Globe yacht race a solo round the World non-stop race finishing 6th in 3rd edition.[4] She is the only female to have skippered the winning entry on corrected time in the Fastnet Race, doing so in 1999.[5]

Political career

After Chabaud returned from her circumnavigation, she began working as a campaigner and adviser to the French government on oceans and marine protection.[6]

Since becoming a Member of the European Parliament, Chabaud has been serving on the Committee on Development. In this capacity, she authored a 2021 report on marine plastic.[7]

In addition to her committee assignments, Chabaud is part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development,[8] the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas[9] and the MEPs Against Cancer group.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Key dates ahead. European Parliament . 28 May 2019 . 20 May 2017.
  2. Web site: Key dates ahead. BBC News . 28 May 2019 . 22 May 2017.
  3. Web site: Parlement européen. Qui sont les 79 eurodéputés élus en France ?. CAZENAVE. Fabien. 2019-05-27. Ouest-France.fr. fr. 2020-03-03.
  4. News: Solo yachtswoman and journalist Catherine Chabaud wins Woman of the Year award . 6 July 2019 . Euronews . 14 May 2015.
  5. News: Boyd . James . Women in the 2019 Rolex Fastnet Race . 6 July 2019 . Sail-World.
  6. Eline Schaart (March 25, 2021), How an around-the-world sailor became an MEP fighting ocean trash Politico Europe.
  7. Eline Schaart (March 25, 2021), How an around-the-world sailor became an MEP fighting ocean trash Politico Europe.
  8. https://www.europarl.europa.eu/about-parliament/files/organisation-and-rules/organisation/intergroups/list-of-members-climate-change-biodiversity-and-sustainable-development.pdf Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development
  9. http://www.searica.eu/intergroup/members-2019-2024 Members 2019-2024
  10. https://www.europeancancerleagues.org/meps-against-cancer-about-meps-against-cancer-2/ MAC MEPs in the 2019-24 legislature