Nicolas Thierry (born 8 December 1975) is a French politician and environmentalist. A member of the EELV, he was elected Member of Parliament for Gironde's 2nd constituency during the 2022 French legislative election.
Nicolas Thierry | |
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 Thierry in 2021 | |
| Member of the National Assembly for Gironde's 2nd constituency | |
| Assumed office 22 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Catherine Fabre |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nicolas Thierry 8 December 1975 Créon, Gironde, France |
| Political party | Europe Ecology – The Greens |
| Other political affiliations | NUPES |
| Occupation | Environmentalist |
Early life
editChildhood and education
editThierry was born in 1975 in Créon into a family of winegrowers. He dates the beginning of his political awareness to adolescence. In response to "the massive arrival of pesticides, the artificialization of soils and the disappearance of agricultural land", he mobilized in environmental associations.[1]
In 2002, he obtained a DESS in environmental psychosociology at Paris-Sorbonne University.[2]
Political career
editRegional councillor of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
editIn the 2015 elections, he was elected to the regional council of Nouvelle-Aquitaine where he is vice-president in charge of the environment.[citation needed]
In the 2021 French regional elections, he led the list of Europe Écologie Les Verts in Nouvelle-Aquitaine against Alain Rousset receiving 14% of the votes and becoming the leader of the ecologists in the regional council.[citation needed]
When Thierry was elected to the French Parliament in June 2022, he left the presidency of the environmentalist, solidarity and citizen group of the regional council.[3] On 26 September 2023, he announced his resignation from the group in order to comply with the internal rule of non-cumulative mandates, after a year of transition. His resignation took effect on 16 October 2023 during the plenary session of the regional council.[4]
Member of Parliament for Gironde
editDuring the 2022 legislative elections, he was the candidate nominated by NUPES in Gironde's 2nd constituency. Thierry topped the poll in the first round and was elected MP in the second round with 53.34% of the votes.[5]
In the National Assembly, Nicolas Thierry is a member of the Ecologist Group and sits on the Sustainable Development, Spatial and Regional Planning Committee.[6]
Political positions
editPFAS
editThierry has an interest in Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which are chemical compounds found in many manufactured products that are persistent in the environment and pose serious risks to human health.[7] While the French government had held a report on the extent of PFAS contamination in France for several months, Thierry requested in March 2023 that it be made public.[8] In April 2023, the report was finally published and revealed the worrying delay in France.[9]
At the National Assembly, Nicolas Thierry warns of the health and environmental risks linked to PFAS. In June 2023, he carried out an operation aimed at testing the presence of these substances in the hair of his fellow deputies; the results showed widespread contamination of the parliamentarians tested.[10] The environmentalist deputy calls as a priority for the ban on products containing PFAS and the control of the presence of these substances in drinking water.[11]
Seabed mining
editOn 17 January 2023, Nicolas Thierry had a resolution adopted in the National Assembly inviting the government to defend a moratorium on deep sea mining and seabed mining.[12][13]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Assemblée nationale: Nicolas Thierry, de la région au Palais-Bourbon". Le Monde.fr (in French). 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Législatives 2022: qui est Nicolas Thierry, le député écologiste de Gironde ?". ici, par France Bleu et France 3 (in French). 20 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ Delphine Blanchard (21 September 2022). "Nouvelle-Aquitaine: qui sont les présidents des groupes politiques". La Nouvelle République.
- ^ "L'écologiste Nicolas Thierry quitte la Région: " Ce n'est pas un adieu "". 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Les résultats du second tour des élections législatives dans la 2e circonscription de la Gironde". Le Monde (in French). June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022..
- ^ nationale, Assemblée. "M. Nicolas Thierry - Gironde (2e circonscription)". Assemblée nationale (in French). Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Révélations sur la contamination massive de l'Europe par les PFAS, ces polluants éternels". Le Monde (in French). 23 February 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ Adrien Vergnolle (22 March 2023). "" Notre exposition à ces substances est totale ": le député Vert de Bordeaux demande des comptes sur les PFAS". Sud Ouest.
- ^ "" Polluants éternels ": un rapport pointe le retard " inquiétant " de la France et recommande à l'Etat d'agir " sans tarder "". Le Monde.fr (in French). 13 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Des "polluants éternels" retrouvés dans les cheveux de 14 députés écologistes". LEFIGARO (in French). 28 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ Flochel, Claire (28 June 2023). "Même leurs cheveux sont pollués: des députés écologistes dénoncent un "scandale sanitaire"". France Inter (in French). Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Les députés se prononcent pour un moratoire sur l'exploitation minière des fonds marins". Le Monde.fr (in French). 17 January 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ nationale, Assemblée. "Résolution n°61, adoptée par l'Assemblée nationale, invitant le Gouvernement à défendre un moratoire sur l'exploitation minière des fonds marins". Assemblée nationale (in French). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
External links
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- Page on the National Assembly