Aude Amadou

Aude Amadou (born 29 February 1980) is a French politician of Renaissance (RE) who served as the member of the French National Assembly from 2017 to 2022, representing the 4th constituency of the department of Loire-Atlantique.[1]

Aude Amadou
Member of the National Assembly
for Loire-Atlantique's 4th constituency
In office
21 June 2017 – 21 June 2022
Preceded byDominique Raimbourg
Succeeded byJulie Laernoes
Personal details
Born (1980-02-29) 29 February 1980
Coutances, France
Political partyRenaissance

Early life and career

A former professional handball player, Aude was frequently the captain of her teams in Nice and Toulun Saint-Syr, where she played division 1 and 2 handball.[2]

She played handball for 17 years. First in the team of CJF Fleury-les-Aubrais (Loiret), then as a professional player in D1 and D2, in the clubs of Toulon Saint-Cyr (Var) and OGC Nice (Alpes-Maritimes);[3][4] she plays the position of center-half, and is often the captain of the team. In 2017, she plays in the amateur club N2 of Moncoutant (Deux-Sèvres).[5]

Political career

In parliament, Amadou serves as member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.[6] In addition to her committee assignments, she is a member of the French delegation to the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF).

She lost her seat in the second round of the 2022 French legislative election to Julie Laernoes from EELV.[7]

Political positions

In July 2019, Amadou voted in favour of the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Elections législatives 2017". Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. Tan, Rebecca (19 June 2017). "Meet some of the colorful, wildly inexperienced members of France's new parliament". Vox. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  3. ""Oui, les sportifs ont un cerveau" : Aude Amadou, du hand à l'hémicycle, histoire d'une (possible) reconversion". LCI. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017..
  4. "Sortie de Vestiaire, Aude Amadou". AJPH France. 3 September 2018..
  5. "Aude Amadou, une ancienne handballeuse professionnelle candidate aux législatives pour La République en Marche". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  6. Aude Amadou French National Assembly.
  7. "Législatives 2022 / cantons Bouaye, Rezé, Nantes X : la Nupes en bonne position pour battre Aude Amadou". actu.fr (in French). 13 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  8. Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.
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