Fadila Khattabi

Fadila Khattabi (born 23 February 1962) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since the 2017 elections, representing Côte-d'Or.[1][2]

Fadila Khattabi
President of the Social Affairs Committee
Assumed office
22 July 2020
Preceded byBrigitte Bourguignon
Member of the National Assembly
for Côte-d'Or's 3rd constituency
Assumed office
21 June 2017
Preceded byKheira Bouziane
Member of the Regional council of Burgundy
In office
2004–2015
Personal details
Born (1962-02-23) 23 February 1962
Montbéliard, France
Political partyLa République En Marche!
EducationUniversity of Burgundy
OccupationEnglish teacher

Early life and career

Khattabi was born in Montbéliard and is the daughter of Algerian immigrants.[3][4] She studied English in Dijon and later became an English teacher.

Political career

Career in local politics

Khattabi was elected to the Burgundy Regional Council in 2004 and was re-elected in 2010.[5]

Khattabi stepped down from politics in 2015 during the regional elections, after trying to mount a dissident socialist list associated with the MoDem.

Member of the National Assembly, 2017–present

On 24 May 2017 Khattabi launched her campaign for the National Assembly for La République En Marche![6] She came first in the first round of the ballot, with 32% of the vote. She won the second round with 65.32% of the vote, defeating her National Front opponent Jean-François Bathelier.[7] She was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017.[8]

In the National Assembly, Khattabi sits on the Committee on Social Affairs, which she has chaired since 2020.[9] She is a President of France-Algeria Friendship Group.[10]

See also

References
  1. "Mme Fadila Khattabi". National Assembly (in French). Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. Guillaume Descours (20 June 2017), La diversité progresse à l'Assemblée nationale Le Figaro.
  3. "France : sept députés d'origine maghrébine élus, une " diversité " très relative — TSA". 19 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  4. Guillaume Descours (20 June 2017), La diversité progresse à l'Assemblée nationale Le Figaro.
  5. "Qui est Fadila Khattabi, la nouvelle députée de la 3e circonscription de Côte-d'Or ?". france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr (in French). Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  6. "3e circonscription : Fadila Khattabi (LRM) lance sa campagne à Dijon". Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  7. "Législatives 2017 : Fadila Khattabi élue au second tour dans la 3e circonscription de Côte-d'Or - France 3 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté". Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  8. "Elections législatives 2017". Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  9. "Commission des affaires sociales". National Assembly (in French). Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  10. "Composition du groupe d'amitié France-Algérie". National Assembly (in French). Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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