Marie-Jo Zimmermann
Encyclopedia
Marie-Jo Zimmermann is a French
Member of Parliament
, for the Union for a Popular Movement
(UMP) party.
She was born in the town of Creutzwald
, in Moselle
.
In 1998, she was elected to represent Moselle in the French National Assembly
, and was re-elected for the same constituency in 2002. She is the president of the Assembly's group on women's rights, and sits on the commission for Cultural Affairs.
From 1998 to 2001, she was also a member of the regional council for Lorraine
, and from 1989 to 2002, she served as a member of the town council for Metz
.
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...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
, for the Union for a Popular Movement
Union for a Popular Movement
The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right political party in France, and one of the two major contemporary political parties in the country along with the center-left Socialist Party...
(UMP) party.
She was born in the town of Creutzwald
Creutzwald
Creutzwald is a commune in the Moselle département in Lorraine in north-eastern France.With Germany, it manages the Warndt forest.-History:...
, in Moselle
Moselle
Moselle is a department in the east of France named after the river Moselle.- History :Moselle is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
.
In 1998, she was elected to represent Moselle in the French National Assembly
French National Assembly
The French National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of France under the Fifth Republic. The upper house is the Senate ....
, and was re-elected for the same constituency in 2002. She is the president of the Assembly's group on women's rights, and sits on the commission for Cultural Affairs.
From 1998 to 2001, she was also a member of the regional council for Lorraine
Lorraine (région)
Lorraine is one of the 27 régions of France. The administrative region has two cities of equal importance, Metz and Nancy. Metz is considered to be the official capital since that is where the regional parliament is situated...
, and from 1989 to 2002, she served as a member of the town council for Metz
Metz
Metz is a city in the northeast of France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers.Metz is the capital of the Lorraine region and prefecture of the Moselle department. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, and Luxembourg, Metz forms a central place...
.