Nicole Bricq is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Seine-et-Marne department. She studied in 1970 private law in Bordeaux. Nicole Bricq is since 1980 member of the Socialist Party. On May 16, 2012, she was appointed Minister of Ecology, Energy, and Sustainable Development in the government of Jean-Marc Ayrault. After the French legislative elections of June 2012, she was appointed Minister for Foreign Trade. She was replaced at the Ministry of Ecology by Delphine Batho. Whereas some members of the government, such as C�cile Duflot, considered this nomination like a promotion, many felt that it was due to the decision taken by Nicole Bricq to stop all drilling contracts signed with Shell in French Guiana, a decision that has been reversed since then. 

June 10th, 1947 in La Rochefoucauld  /  Died:   Aug 6th, 2017 - fall