Hélène Conway-Mouret

Hélène Conway-Mouret
Hélène Conway-Mouret in 2024
Member of the French Senate
for French citizens living abroad
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 May 2014
Minister Delegate to the French living abroad
In office
2012–2014
PresidentFrançois Hollande
Prime MinisterJean-Marc Ayrault
Preceded byYamina Benguigui
Succeeded byFleur Pellerin
Personal details
Born (1960-09-13) 13 September 1960 (age 64)
Bône, French Algeria
NationalityFrench
Political partySocialist Party
Alma materLumière University Lyon 2
Trinity College Dublin
Ulster University

Hélène Conway-Mouret (born 13 September 1960 in Bône, French Algeria) is a French academic and politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who has been serving as a member of the Senate since 2014, representing the constituency of French citizens living abroad.

Early life and education

Hélène Conway-Mouret was born on 13 September 1960 in Bône, French Algeria.[1][2] She graduated from the Lumière University Lyon 2, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree.[2][3] She received a Higher Diploma in Education and a Master of Philosophy from Trinity College Dublin.[2][3] She also received a degree in Management Practice from the Ulster University.[2][3]

Early career

Conway-Mouret served as the chair of the language department at the Dublin Institute of Technology.[2][3] She was also a visiting professor at the Pantheon-Sorbonne University.[2][3]

Political career

Conway-Mouret joined the Socialist Party in 1997.[1][3] She was Minister for French Expatriates under Minister of Foreign Affairs Laurent Fabius in the cabinet of Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault from June 2012 to March 2014.[3] Additionally, she has served as a member of the Senate of France since September 2011, where she represents French citizens living abroad.[1][3]

Conway-Mouret is also part of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China.[4]

Conway-Mouret has encouraged French students to take part in the Erasmus Programme and live abroad to increase their human capital.[5] She believes that French expatriates reflect well on French diplomacy.[6] Additionally, she has worked on making it easier for French citizens who settle back in France after they have lived abroad for several years to enroll in the French healthcare, retirement and social security systems.[7]

Other activities

Political positions

Conway-Mouret supports same-sex marriage.[9] In January 2013, months before it became the law of the land in France via Law 2013-404, she penned an opinion piece in Le Figaro arguing that same-sex marriage had been a success abroad, and that France should look beyond its borders and legalise it.[9]

Conway-Mouret is opposed to the repeal of French citizenship for dual citizens who commit terrorist activities, arguing that it would target dual citizens over regular French citizens.[10] She has penned an opinion piece arguing against the 2016 bill.[10]

Ahead of the Socialist Party's 2017 primaries, Conway-Mouret supported Vincent Peillon as the party's candidate for the presidential election later that year.[11]

In 2023, Conway-Mouret publicly endorsed the re-election of the Socialist Party's chairman Olivier Faure.[12]

Recognition

Conway-Mouret is a Knight of the National Order of Merit.[2] She became a Grand Officer of the Order of Saint-Charles in 2013.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Mme Hélène Conway-Mouret". French Senate. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Hélène Conway-Mouret: Biographie d'Hélène Conway-Mouret". France Diplomatie. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "MON PARCOURS: BIOGRAPHIE". Hélène Conway-Mouret. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  4. ^ Member Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China.
  5. ^ ""N'ayez pas peur de partir": l'appel de la ministre des Français de l'étranger aux jeunes". Le Figaro. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  6. ^ Renault, Marie-Cécile (11 March 2014). "Les Français de l'étranger, super VRP de la France à l'export". Le Figaro. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  7. ^ Baumard, Maryline (21 July 2015). "Faciliter les retours de Français de l'étranger plutôt que pleurer les départs". Le Monde. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  8. ^ Scientifica Committee Institut du Bosphore.
  9. ^ a b Conway-Mouret, Hélène (28 January 2013). "Mariage : "Regardons au-delà de nos frontières"". Le Figaro. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  10. ^ a b Heyraud, Hervé (2 February 2016). "Quand la déchéance de nationalité choque les Français de l'étranger". La Tribune. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  11. ^ Arnaud Focraud (12 December 2016) Primaire de la gauche : pour qui votent les ministres? Le Journal du Dimanche.
  12. ^ TRIBUNE. Congrès du Parti socialiste : 45 parlementaires apportent leur soutien à Olivier Faure Le Journal du Dimanche, 10 January 2023.
  13. ^ "Ordonnance souveraine n° 4.576 du 14 novembre 2013 portant nominations ou promotions dans l'Ordre de Saint-Charles". Journal de Monaco: Bulletin officiel de la Principauté. Retrieved 4 February 2016.