Marielle Gallo
Marielle Gallo (born 19 May 1949) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament elected in the 2009 European election for the Île-de-France constituency.
Marielle Gallo | |
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 Marielle Gallo in 2014 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Constituency | Île-de-France |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marielle Boullier 19 May 1949 Lons-le-Saunier, France |
| Political party | UDI Citizen and Republican Movement |
| Spouse | Max Gallo |
| Alma mater | Panthéon-Sorbonne University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
She is the wife of famous French historian and member of the Académie Française, Max Gallo. She ran in a Parisian constituency in the 1993 election under the colours of the Citizens' Movement. In 2007, she joined the Modern Left, allied to President Nicolas Sarkozy. She became the party's spokesperson.
European Parliament career
In the 2009 European elections, she was the fourth candidate on the Union for a Popular Movement list in the Île-de-France region, and was elected to the European Parliament, where she sits with the Group of the European People's Party. In 2012, she emerged as a proponent of intellectual property rights and online copyright protection.[1]
References
- Rules also exist online. Copyright should be enforced in a proportionate and effective way because it is a source of innovation and job creation in the EU declared Gallo in her statement of 16.02.2012