Nicole Bricq

Nicole Bricq (French pronunciation: [ni.kɔl bʁik]; 10 June 1947 – 6 August 2017) was a member of the Senate of France, representing the Seine-et-Marne department.

Nicole Bricq
Bricq in 2013
Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy
In office
16 May 2012 – 21 June 2012
PresidentFrançois Hollande
Prime MinisterJean-Marc Ayrault
Preceded byFrançois Fillon (Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing)
Succeeded byDelphine Batho
Member of the National Assembly
for Seine-et-Marne's 6th constituency
In office
12 June 1997 – 16 June 2002
Preceded byPierre Quillet
Succeeded byJean-François Copé
Personal details
Born(1947-06-10)10 June 1947
La Rochefoucauld, France
Died6 August 2017(2017-08-06) (aged 70)
Poitiers, France
Political partySocialist Party (1972–2017)
La République En Marche! (2017)
Alma materUniversity of Bordeaux
OccupationPolitician

Early life and education

Bricq received a degree in private law from Montesquieu University in 1970.

Political career

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]

Death

On 6 August 2017, Bricq died in hospital in Poitiers after an accidental fall.[6]

References
  1. "Composition du Gouvernement". Gouvernement.fr. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  2. Joshua Chaffin (28 June 2013), French minister launches fresh attack on José Manuel Barroso Financial Times.
  3. Sarah O’Connor and Joshua Chaffin (10 September 2013), Trade talks leave EU states at risk from US lawyers, says France Financial Times.
  4. Expected Attendees at Tonight’s State Dinner Office of the First Lady of the United States, press release of 11 February 2014.
  5. Cross, Tony (7 August 2017). "Former French minister, early Macron supporter Nicole Bricq dies in accident". Radio France Internationale. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  6. "Nicole Bricq, sénatrice et ancienne ministre de François Hollande, est morte". Le Monde. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
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