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French politician (1942–2018)

Key facts

Preceded by
José María Gil-Robles
Succeeded by
Pat Cox
Prime minister
Jean-Pierre Raffarin
Constituency
Île-de-France
Born
Nicole Garnier , ( 1942-01-16 ) 16 January 1942, Grainville-Ymauville , Occupied France
Died
17 May 2018 (2018-05-17) (aged 76), Neuilly-sur-Seine , France
Party
UMP ;, EPP
Spouse
Jean-René Fontaine
Alma mater
Sciences Po
Profession
Lawyer

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Encyclopedic overview

Nicole Fontaine ( French pronunciation: [nikɔl fɔ̃tɛn]; 16 January 1942 – 17 May 2018) was a French politician who served as Member of the European Parliament for the Île-de-France from 1984 until 2002 and from 2004 until 2009. She was a member of the Union for a Popular Movement, part of the European People's Party. Fontaine was the President of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2002 and was then replaced by Pat Cox, from the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party, in accordance with an agreement between the two groups at the start of the term.

Early life and education

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