Charlotte Lecocq Explained

Charlotte Lecocq
Office:Secretary of State in charge of People with Disabilities
President:Emmanuel Macron
Primeminister:Michel Barnier
Term Start:21 September 2024
Predecessor:Fadila Khattabi
Office1:Member of the National Assembly
for Nord's 6th constituency
Term Start1:21 June 2017
Term End1:21 September 2024
Predecessor1:Thierry Lazaro
Birth Date:17 July 1977
Birth Place:Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
Nationality:French
Party:La République En Marche!
Alma Mater:IAE Lille

Charlotte Lecocq (born 17 July 1977) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who ha been serving as Secretary of State in charge of People with Disabilities in the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier since 2024. She previously served as a member of the French National Assembly from 2017 to 2024, representing the department of Nord.[1]

Political career

In parliament, Lecocq was a member of the Committee on Social Affairs. In this capacity, she served as rapporteur on occupational safety and health.[2] She first was a candidate to succeed Brigitte Bourguignon as the committee’s chair in 2020 but ultimately lost against Fadila Khattabi; in 2023, she succeeded Khattabi as chair.[3]

In addition to her committee assignments, Lecocq was a member of the French-Venezuelan Parliamentary Friendship Group.[4]

Political positions

In the 2020 French municipal elections, Lecocq endorsed Valérie Petit as LREM’s candidate to become mayor of Lille.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elections législatives 2017 . 19 June 2017 . Ministry of the Interior . French.
  2. https://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-eco/sante-au-travail-une-proposition-de-loi-a-la-rentree-20200611 Santé au travail: une proposition de loi à la rentrée
  3. Leïla de Comarmond (19 September 2023), Première passe d'armes à l'Assemblée sur le projet de loi France travail Les Echos.
  4. http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA720480 Charlotte Lecocq
  5. Mathilde Siraud (30 July 2019), Municipales: les investitures révèlent les failles de LREM Le Figaro.