Claire Hédon

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Claire Hédon
Defender of Rights
Assumed office
22 July 2020
PresidentEmmanuel Macron
Preceded byJacques Toubon
Personal details
Born (1962-10-05) 5 October 1962 (age 60)
Paris, France
Alma materPanthéon-Assas University
CELSA Paris
ProfessionJournalist

Claire Hédon (born 5 October 1962) is a French journalist, who was appointed the 2020 Defender of Rights in France.

Early life

Claire Hédon was born on 5 October 1962 in Paris. She is the holder of a master's degree in law from Panthéon-Assas University. She also holds a master's degree in communication from CELSA Paris.[1]

Career

Hedon was appointed member of the Comité consultatif national d'éthique in 2017.[2]

She became Defender of Rights in 2020. Socialist MP George Pau-Langevin was appointed her deputy.[3]

Hédon returned to her positions on 16 February 2021 demanding better traceability in order to fight against discrimination.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Claire Hédon : "Nous n'avons pas tout essayé contre le chômage"". lanouvellerepublique.fr. Retrieved 2021-04-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Les membres | Comité Consultatif National d'Ethique". www.ccne-ethique.fr. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  3. ^ "La députée socialiste George Pau-Langevin nommée adjointe auprès de la Défenseure des droits". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2020-11-13. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  4. ^ ""Je n'ai jamais souhaité mettre fin aux contrôles d'identité", assure la Défenseure des droits" (in French). Europe 1. Retrieved 2021-04-05.