Yannick Jadot
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Yannick Jadot is a French environmentalist and Member of the European Parliament
elected in the 2009 European election
for the West France
constituency.
As an environmentalist and humanitarian, Jadot co-ordinated Greenpeace
actions in France
between 2002 and 2008 but also headed the Alliance pour la planète and was a key player in the 2008 Grenelle Environnemental Accord
.
In 2009, he announced that he was leaving Greenpeace to lead the Europe Écologie
list in the West
constituency ahead of the 2009 European elections
. His list won 16.65% and he was elected to the European Parliament
, along with Nicole Kiil-Nielsen
.
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
elected in the 2009 European election
European Parliament election, 2009 (France)
European elections to elect 72 French Members of the European Parliament were held on Sunday 7 June 2009.Due to the entry of Romania and Bulgaria in the European Union in 2007, the number of seats allocated to France was revised from 78 seats to 72 seats, a loss of 6 seats...
for the West France
West France (European Parliament constituency)
West France is a constituency of the European Parliament. It currently elects 10 MEPs. It includes the French regions of Brittany, Pays de la Loire, and Poitou-Charentes.-2009:-2004:...
constituency.
As an environmentalist and humanitarian, Jadot co-ordinated Greenpeace
Greenpeace
Greenpeace is a non-governmental environmental organization with offices in over forty countries and with an international coordinating body in Amsterdam, The Netherlands...
actions in France
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...
between 2002 and 2008 but also headed the Alliance pour la planète and was a key player in the 2008 Grenelle Environnemental Accord
Grenelle Environnement
The Grenelle de l'environnement is an open multi-party debate in France that brings together representatives of national and local government and organizations on an equal footing, with goal of unifying a position on a specific theme...
.
In 2009, he announced that he was leaving Greenpeace to lead the Europe Écologie
Europe Écologie
Europe Écologie was a French electoral coalition created for the 2009 European elections composed of The Greens and other ecologists and regionalists....
list in the West
West France (European Parliament constituency)
West France is a constituency of the European Parliament. It currently elects 10 MEPs. It includes the French regions of Brittany, Pays de la Loire, and Poitou-Charentes.-2009:-2004:...
constituency ahead of the 2009 European elections
European Parliament election, 2009 (France)
European elections to elect 72 French Members of the European Parliament were held on Sunday 7 June 2009.Due to the entry of Romania and Bulgaria in the European Union in 2007, the number of seats allocated to France was revised from 78 seats to 72 seats, a loss of 6 seats...
. His list won 16.65% and he was elected to the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
, along with Nicole Kiil-Nielsen
Nicole Kiil-Nielsen
Nicole Kiil-Nielsen is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament elected in the 2009 European election for the West France constituency. She is a member of The Greens....
.