Thierry Cornillet
Thierry Cornillet (born 23 July 1951 in Montélimar, Drôme) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the south-east of France. He is a member of the Union for French Democracy, which is part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Development.
He is a substitute for the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, a substitute for the Subcommittee on Human Rights, vice-chair of the delegation to the ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, and a member of the delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly.
Career
- Master's degree in law (1975)
- Graduate of the Institute of Political Studies (1975)
- Postgraduate diploma in environment law (1976)
- Doctorate in political science (1984)
- Chairman of the Radical Party (1999–2000)
- Vice-President of the UDF (2000–2002)
- National Secretary of the UDF (since 2002)
- Vice-Chairman of the Rhône-Alpes Regional Council (1999–2004)
- Member of Rhône-Alpes Regional Council (since 2004)
- Member of the National Assembly (1993–1997)
- Member of the European Parliament (since 1999)
- Vice-President of the ACP-EU Joint Assembly (since 2001)
- Chairman of the International Association of French-Speaking Areas (since 2002)
- Knight of the Order of Agricultural Merit
- Knight of the National Order of Merit
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