Damien Carême
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affiliationsSocialist Party (until 2015)
Europe Ecology – The Greens (2015–2023)
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| Member of the European Parliament for France | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2019 | |
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| Born | (1960-11-16) 16 November 1960 (age 65) Joeuf, France |
| Party | La France Insoumise (2024–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Socialist Party (until 2015) Europe Ecology – The Greens (2015–2023) |
Damien Carême (born 16 November 1960) is a French politician of La France Insoumise. He has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019[1] and was re-elected in 2024.[2]
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.[3][4] He endorsed Benoît Hamon ahead of the 2017 French presidential election.[5]
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.[6]
In addition to his committee assignments, Carême is part of the parliament's Delegation for relations with South Africa.[7]
Personal life
He was born in Joeuf.[8]
Carême is divorced and has two children;[9] one of them is Baptiste Carême.
References
- ↑ CAZENAVE, Fabien (27 May 2019). "Parlement européen. Qui sont les 79 eurodéputés élus en France ?". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ↑ "Européennes 2024 : qui sont les 81 députés français élus au Parlement ?". Le Monde.fr (in French). 10 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ↑ Angelique Chrisafis (February 28, 2016), MSF to open camp for refugees sleeping rough near Dunkirk The Guardian.
- ↑ James McAuley (April 29, 2016), Small-town politicians can make life heaven or hell for migrants in France The Washington Post.
- ↑ Sylvain Mouillard (March 20, 2017), Damien Carême, hôte estime Libération.
- ↑ Nikolaus J. Kurmayer (May 20, 2021), EU Parliament backs ‘low-carbon’ hydrogen, despite Green opposition Euractiv.
- ↑ Damien Carême European Parliament.
- ↑ "Home | Damien CARÊME | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 16 November 1960. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ↑ Sylvain Mouillard (March 20, 2017), Damien Carême, hôte estime Libération.
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