NAME: Berès, Pervenche.

FRANCE

POLITICAL GROUP: Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (S&D).

PARTY: Parti Socialiste.

CONSTITUENCY: lle de France.

DATE OF LATEST ELECTION: 2009.

Committees: Chairwoman, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs; Substitute, Committee on Legal Affairs; Substitute, Delegation for Relations with the People's Republic of China; Member, Conference of Committee Chairmen.

Political Career: Member of the European Parliament since 1994; Delegation, Vice-President of Socialist Group in the European Parliament 1997-2004; Member of the European Convention in Charge of Drafting a Constitution for Europe 2002-2003; Vice-President of the European Parliament Delegation to the Convention in charge of elaborating a European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights 1999-2000; Adviser to Laurent Fabius, President of the National Assembly 1988-1992;
Administrator at the National Assembly with the Committee on Foreign Affairs 1983-1986, previously the Delegation for the European Communities 1981-1983.

Education: Graduate of the Paris Institute of Political Studies 1978.

Born: 10 March 1957, Paris.