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]

Charlotte Lecocq
Secretary of State in charge of People with Disabilities
Assumed office
21 September 2024
PresidentEmmanuel Macron
Prime MinisterMichel Barnier
Preceded byFadila Khattabi
Member of the National Assembly
for Nord's 6th constituency
In office
21 June 2017 – 21 September 2024
Preceded byThierry Lazaro
Personal details
Born (1977-07-17) 17 July 1977 (age 47)
Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
NationalityFrench
Political partyLa République En Marche!
Alma materIAE Lille

Political career

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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

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Elections législatives 2017". Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. ^ Santé au travail: une proposition de loi à la rentrée Le Figaro, 11 June 2020.
  3. ^ Leïla de Comarmond (19 September 2023), Première passe d'armes à l'Assemblée sur le projet de loi France travail Les Echos.
  4. ^ Charlotte Lecocq French National Assembly.
  5. ^ Mathilde Siraud (30 July 2019), Municipales: les investitures révèlent les failles de LREM Le Figaro.