Marie-Arlette Carlotti (French pronunciation: [maʁi aʁlɛt kaʁlɔti]; born 21 January 1952 in Béziers) is a French politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who has been serving as a member of the French Senate since 2020, representing Bouches-du-Rhône. She previously was a Member of the European Parliament from south-east of France.
Marie-Arlette Carlotti | |
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Member of the French Senate for Bouches-du-Rhône | |
Assumed office 1 October 2020 | |
Minister Delegate to Disabled people | |
In office 16 May 2012 – 31 March 2014 | |
President | François Hollande |
Prime Minister | Jean-Marc Ayrault |
Succeeded by | Ségolène Neuville |
Member of the National Assembly for Bouches-du-Rhône's 5th constituency | |
In office 20 June 2012 – 20 June 2017 | |
Preceded by | Renaud Muselier |
Succeeded by | Cathy Racon-Bouzon |
Personal details | |
Born | Béziers, France | 21 January 1952
Political party | Socialist Party |
Alma mater | Paul Cézanne University IAE Aix-en-Provence |
Educated at Paul Cézanne University in Marseille, France
As member of the Party of European Socialists, Carlotti served on the European Parliament's Committee on Development.[1] In this capacity, she served as the parliament's rapporteur on the role of migration for development in 2006.[2] She was a substitute for the Committee on Foreign Affairs.[3]
In addition to her committee assignments, Carlotti was a vice-chair of the ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly and a member of the delegations for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union, and to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly.[4]
Carlotti was one of six Members of the European Parliament participating in the European Union's observer mission in Togo for the October 2007 Togolese parliamentary election.[5]
On 16 May 2012 Carlotti was appointed by President François Hollande as Junior Minister for the Disabled at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, in the government of Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault.[6]
Ahead of the 2014 French municipal elections, Carlotti announced her intention to become the Socialist Party's candidate to challenge incumbent Mayor of Marseille Jean-Claude Gaudin; however, she lost her party's primaries against Patrick Mennucci and Samia Ghali.[7]
In the Socialist Party's 2018 convention in Aubervilliers, Carlotti publicly endorsed Stéphane Le Foll as candidate for the party's leadership.[8]
In the Senate, Carlotti serves on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense.[9]