Catherine Guy-Quint
Encyclopedia
Catherine Guy-Quint is a French politician
and Member of the European Parliament
for central France
. She is a member of the Socialist Party
, which is part of the Party of European Socialists
, and sits on the Committee on Budgets.
She is also chair of the delegation to the EU
–Bulgaria
Joint Parliamentary Committee, a substitute for the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
, and a member of the temporary committee on policy challenges and budget
ary means of the enlarged Union
2007–2013.
Politics of France
France is a semi-presidential representative democratic republic, in which the President of France is head of state and the Prime Minister of France is the head of government, and there is a pluriform, multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is...
and Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
for central France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. She is a member of the Socialist Party
Socialist Party (France)
The Socialist Party is a social-democratic political party in France and the largest party of the French centre-left. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in France, along with the center-right Union for a Popular Movement...
, which is part of the Party of European Socialists
Party of European Socialists
The Party of European Socialists is a European political party led by Sergei Stanishev, former Prime Minister of Bulgaria. The PES comprises social-democratic national-level political parties primarily from Member state of the European Union, as well as other nations of the European continent. The...
, and sits on the Committee on Budgets.
She is also chair of the delegation to the EU
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
–Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
Joint Parliamentary Committee, a substitute for the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs is a committee of the European Parliament.Since Economic and Monetary Union , the most important function of this Committee has been in relation to the European Central Bank . Although guaranteed independence under the Treaty, the ECB is accountable...
, and a member of the temporary committee on policy challenges and budget
Budget
A budget is a financial plan and a list of all planned expenses and revenues. It is a plan for saving, borrowing and spending. A budget is an important concept in microeconomics, which uses a budget line to illustrate the trade-offs between two or more goods...
ary means of the enlarged Union
Enlargement of the European Union
The Enlargement of the European Union is the process of expanding the European Union through the accession of new member states. This process began with the Inner Six, who founded the European Coal and Steel Community in 1952...
2007–2013.
Education
- Diploma of higher studies of environment/water treatment (Poitiers, 1971).
- University diploma of management (Clermont-Ferrand, 1982).
- Teaching (1971-1972), member of various (1973-1992) and management engineering and design departments of companies
Career
- TeacherTeacherA teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
(1971-1972) - Member of various construction project lanning consultancies (1973-1992)
- ManagerManagementManagement in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
of a constructionConstructionIn the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
company (1986-1992) - TrainingTrainingThe term training refers to the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and competencies as a result of the teaching of vocational or practical skills and knowledge that relate to specific useful competencies. It forms the core of apprenticeships and provides the backbone of content at institutes of...
adviser on construction and civil engineeringCivil engineeringCivil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
(1986-1990)
Local mandates
- Member of the municipal council of Cournon-d'AuvergneCournon-d'AuvergneCournon-d'Auvergne is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-References:*...
(1982-1989) - MayorMayorIn many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Cournon-d'Auvergne (1989-2001) - Regional adviser (1998-1999).
- President of the local Mission for the employment of the young people of Cournon (1990-2002)
- General adviser of the department of Puy de Dôme (1996-1998)
- Vice-president of the agglomerationAgglomerationIn the study of human settlements, an urban agglomeration is an extended city or town area comprising the built-up area of a central place and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area. In France, INSEE the French Statistical Institute, translate it as "Unité urbaine" which means continuous...
Clermont, OiseOiseOise is a department in the north of France. It is named after the river Oise.-History:Oise is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
(2000-2002) - Member of the regional council (1998-1999)
- Mayor of Cournon-d'Auvergne (1989-1999).
National and European mandates
- Member of the Socialist Party national council (1990-2003)
- Member of the Socialist Party national bureau (1997-1999)
- Associated secretary-general of the office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1997-2001)
- Member of the National Council of the local Missions (2002)
- Member of the Fonds Intervention Commerce et Artisanat (FISAC) (1992-2001)
- Member of the national council (1990-1999) and the national office of the Socialist Party (1997-1999).
- Member of the office of the socialist and republican elected officials (1990-2001)
- Vice-president of the European Association of the elected officials of mountain
- Member of the European ParliamentEuropean ParliamentThe European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
(since 1999)
Decorations
- Honorary mayor of Cournon-d'Auvergne
- ChevalierKnightA knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
of the Ordre National du MériteOrdre National du MériteThe Ordre national du Mérite is an Order of State awarded by the President of the French Republic. It was founded on 3 December 1963 by President Charles de Gaulle...
External links
- Official website (in FrenchFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
) - European Parliament biography