Catherine Lemorton Explained

Honorific-Prefix:députée
Catherine Lemorton
Constituency Am:Haute-Garonne's 1st constituency, National Assembly of France
Party:Socialist Party (France)
Term Start:17 June 2007
Term End:2017
Predecessor:Bernadette Païx
Successor:Pierre Cabaré
Birth Date:20 June 1961
Birth Place:Troyes, Aube

Catherine Lemorton is a French pharmacist and politician. She was a member of the National Assembly of France, representing Haute-Garonne's 1st constituency,[1] based in Toulouse, as a member of the Socialist party from 2007 to 2017.She won the 2007 election, defeating Jean-Luc Moudenc who was mayor of Toulouse at the time.

Parliamentary action

Catherine Lemorton is known for her report (la prescription, la consommation et la fiscalité des médicaments)[2] [3] on pharmaceutical drugs, regarded as taking part in a fight against the lobbies of the pharmaceutical industry[4] and the conflicts of interest in medicament's policies.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Liste définitive des députés élus à l'issue des deux tours. 2010-07-03. French. National Assembly of France.
  2. http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/13/rap-info/i0848.asp rapport parlementaire sur la prescription, la consommation et la fiscalité des médicaments
  3. Catherine Lemorton : sa vie et ses combats de députée à l'assemblée nationale, April 30, 2009 in La Voix du Midi.
  4. Lobbying & santé by Roger Lenglet éditions Pascal (2009) p.307