| Nicole Bricq | |
| Office: | Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy |
| President: | François Hollande |
| Primeminister: | Jean-Marc Ayrault |
| Term Start: | 16 May 2012 |
| Term End: | 21 June 2012 |
| Successor: | Delphine Batho |
| Office1: | Member of the National Assembly for Seine-et-Marne's 6th constituency |
| Term Start1: | 12 June 1997 |
| Term End1: | 16 June 2002 |
| Predecessor1: | Pierre Quillet |
| Successor1: | Jean-François Copé |
| Birth Date: | 10 June 1947 |
| Birth Place: | La Rochefoucauld, France |
| Death Place: | Poitiers, France |
| Alma Mater: | University of Bordeaux |
| Occupation: | Politician |
Nicole Bricq (pronounced as /fr/; 10 June 1947 – 6 August 2017) was a member of the Senate of France, representing the Seine-et-Marne department.
Bricq received a degree in private law from Montesquieu University in 1970.
From 1972 on Bricq was a member of the Socialist Party.
On 16 May 2012 Bricq was appointed Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy in the government of Jean-Marc Ayrault. After the 2012 legislative election, she was appointed Minister for Foreign Trade.[1] She was replaced at the Ministry of Ecology by Delphine Batho. Whereas some members of the government, such as Cécile Duflot, considered this nomination like a promotion, many felt that it was due to the decision taken by Bricq to stop all drilling contracts signed with Shell in French Guiana, a decision that has been reversed since then.
In 2013, Bricq complained in a television interview that President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso had “done nothing during his term”, suggesting that Barroso’s reappointment in 2009 had been a mistake.[2] She also emerged as a vocal critic of how the European Commission led the negotiations on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.[3]
On 11 February 2014, Bricq was among the guests invited to the state dinner hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama in honor of President François Hollande at the White House.[4]
Bricq was one of the earliest supporters of Emmanuel Macron and his party, La République En Marche!, instead of supporting Socialist Party candidate, Benoît Hamon.[5]
On 6 August 2017, Bricq died in hospital in Poitiers after an accidental fall.[6]