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Martine Lignières-Cassou

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Martine Lignières-Cassou
Member of the French National Assembly for Pyrénées-Atlantiques's 1st constituency
In office
12 June 1997 – 2017
Preceded byJean Gougy
Succeeded byJosy Poueyto
Mayor of Pau
In office
2008–2014
Preceded byYves Urieta
Succeeded byFrançois Bayrou
Personal details
Born (1952-02-22) 22 February 1952 (age 72)
Algiers, French Algeria
NationalityFrench
Political partySocialist Party
Alma materUniversity of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Martine Lignières-Cassou (French pronunciation: [maʁtin liɲjɛʁ kasu]; born 22 February 1952) is a French politician who was a member of the National Assembly for 20 years. She represented the 1st constituency in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department,[1] and is a member of the Socialist Party and of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche parliamentary group. She was the mayor of Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques from 2008 to 2014. In the 1970s she was a member of the Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) before joining the Socialist Party in 1975.

References

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  1. ^ "LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS" (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 2010-07-04.