Monique Limon

Not to be confused with Monique Limón.

Monique Limon
Deputy for Isère's 7th constituency in the National Assembly of France
In office 18 June 2017 – 2022
Preceded by	Jean-Pierre Barbier (LR)
Succeeded by	Yannick Neuder (LR)
Personal details
Born	(1953-12-05) 5 December 1953 (age 71) Paris
Political party	LREM
Alma mater	Grenoble Institute of Political Studies

Monique Limon (born 5 December 1953 in Paris) is a French educator and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served as a member the National Assembly from 2017 to 2022, representing the 7th constituency of the Isère department.[1]

Early career

Before entering politics, Limon worked as a specialist at schools for troubled teens.

Political career

Limon served as the deputy mayor for the Bressieux commune as an independent. She had planned on competing for the 2017 French parliamentary election with the Socialist Party (PS), but instead decided to join En Marche!

In parliament, Limon served on the Committee on Economic Affairs (2017-2019) and the Committee on Social Affairs (2019-2020) before moving to the Committee on Legal Affairs (2020–2022).[2] In this capacity, she was the parliament's rapporteur on legislation aimed at opening adoption to unmarried couples.[3]

Controversy

In November 2021, news media reported that Limon had received anonymous death threats.[4]

References

1. Monique Limon, députée LREM de la 7ème circonscription de l'Isère
2. Monique Limon National Assembly.
3. Juliette Delage (2 December 2020), Une proposition de loi pour «déringardiser» l'adoption inquiète les associations Libération.
4. Isère : trois députées LREM ont reçu des menaces de mort Le Point, 26 November 2021.