Damien Carême
MEP
Member of the European Parliament
for France
Assumed office
2 July 2019[1][2]
Personal details
Born (1960-11-16) 16 November 1960
Joeuf
NationalityFrench
Political partyEurope Ecology – The Greens

Damien Carême (born 16 November 1960 in Joeuf) is a French politician of Europe Ecology – The Greens (EELV) who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019.[3]

Political career

A former member of the Socialist Party (PS), Carême served as mayor of Grande-Synthe from 2001 until 2019. During his time in office, he worked with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) on constructing the first purpose-built camp in France to provide proper, humanitarian-standard shelter to about 2,500 refugees in response to the French government's closure of the port of Calais during the European migrant crisis in 2016.[4][5] He endorsed Benoît Hamon ahead of the 2017 French presidential election.[6]

In the European Parliament, Carême serves on the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. He was his parliamentary group's shadow rapporteur on a non-binding 2021 motion in support of using “low-carbon hydrogen” made from fossil gas as a bridge towards 100% renewable production.[7]

In addition to his committee assignments, Carême is part of the parliament's delegation for relations with South Africa.[8]

Personal life

Carême is divorced and has two children;[9] one of them is Baptiste Carême.

References

  1. ↑ "Key dates ahead". European Parliament. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Key dates ahead". BBC News. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  3. ↑ CAZENAVE, Fabien (27 May 2019). "Parlement européen. Qui sont les 79 eurodéputés élus en France ?". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  4. ↑ Angelique Chrisafis (February 28, 2016), MSF to open camp for refugees sleeping rough near Dunkirk The Guardian.
  5. ↑ James McAuley (April 29, 2016), Small-town politicians can make life heaven or hell for migrants in France The Washington Post.
  6. ↑ Sylvain Mouillard (March 20, 2017), Damien Carême, hôte estime Libération.
  7. ↑ Nikolaus J. Kurmayer (May 20, 2021), EU Parliament backs ‘low-carbon’ hydrogen, despite Green opposition Euractiv.
  8. ↑ Damien Carême European Parliament.
  9. ↑ Sylvain Mouillard (March 20, 2017), Damien Carême, hôte estime Libération.


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