Françoise Castex


Françoise Castex is a French politician.

Education

Castex was born in Agadir and obtained a degree and master's degree in arts in the 1970s. In 1990 she obtained a Diploma of Advanced Studies in the Social Field, and the following year a Postgraduate diploma in educational science.

Early career

Between 2004 and 2014, Castex served as a Member of the European Parliament for the South West of France with the Socialist Party, part of the Socialist Group and sat on the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade.
She was a substitute for the Committee on Development and the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. She also served as a member of the
Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council.
Together with Liêm Hoang Ngoc, Castex was one of two sitting MEPs who were not re-nominated by the leadership of France's Socialist Party for the 2014 European elections.