Joachim Son-Forget

Joachim Son-Forget
Member of the French National Assembly for French Citizens Overseas
Assumed office
21 June 2017
Preceded by Claudine Schmid
Personal details
Born (1983-04-15) 15 April 1983
Seoul, South Korea
Political party En Marche!
Profession Radiologist

Joachim Son-Forget is a French-Kosovar[1] politician, member of the French National Assembly representing French Citizens Overseas.[2]

Biography

Early life

At the age of three months, Joachim Son-Forget was collected in July 1983 in Seoul, the South Korean capital. He was adopted by a French family and grew up in Langres, then studied in Dijon, Paris and Lausanne.[3]

In 2005, he holds a Master 2 in cognitive science from CogMaster (co-accredited by Paris Descartes University, EHESS and ENS Ulm) with cognitive psychologist Stanislas Dehaene. In 2008 he graduated at the end of the second cycle (Master 2) of medical studies at the University of Burgundy. In 2015, he obtained a doctorate MD-PhD in medicine and cognitive neuroscience. His doctorate focused on the visuo-vestibular mechanisms of bodily self-consciousness.[4]

He plays the harpsichord. He co-produced and then participated in a charity concert (first part of Alexandre Tharaud) at Victoria Hall in Geneva for February 13, 2017.[5]

Political career

He supports François Hollande during the presidential election in 2012. He is secretary of the Geneva section of the French Socialist Party within the Federation of French Abroad, and chairman of the committee of activists of the Party of European Socialists in Switzerland, before to distance oneself in 2014.[6]

Member of the National Assembly

He serves as the member of the National Assembly representing the Sixth constituency for French residents overseas,which includes Switzerland and Liechtenstein. He was elected on the 18th of June 2017 with 74,94% against Claudine Schmid, who was the candidate of Les Républicains.[7][8] In the National Assembly. He sits on the Foreign Affairs Committee. He is a President of France-South Korea Friendship Group[9] and, Vice-President of France-Kosovo Friendship Group.[10] He is co-rapporteur, with Jean-Luc Mélenchon, of the mission of information on the seas and oceans: what strategy for France?[11]

References

  1. ↑ (in French) http://www.liberation.fr/france/2018/06/27/un-depute-lrem-ne-a-seoul-et-representant-les-francais-de-suisse-devient-kosovar_1662388
  2. ↑ "M. Joachim Son-Forget". National Assembly (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Joachim Son-Forget élu par les Français de Suisse". La Tribune de Genève (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  4. ↑ Joachim Son-Forget. "Visuo-vestibular mechanisms of bodily self-consciousness". École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  5. ↑ Christian Lecomte. "Joachim Son-Forget, résilient de la République" (in French). letemps.ch. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  6. ↑ Solenn de Royer. "Ces militants PS qui ne veulent plus de Hollande en 2017" (in French). Le Figaro. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Législatives françaises: 10 macronistes sur 11 élus des Français de l'étranger". Radio France International. June 19, 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Joachim Son-Forget élu par les Français de Suisse". 24Heures, 24heures, VQH (in French). 2017-06-19. ISSN 1424-4039. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  9. ↑ "Composition du groupe d'amitié France-Corée du Sud". National Assembly (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "Composition du groupe d'amitié France-Kosovo". National Assembly (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  11. ↑ "Mission d'information sur les mers et océans : quelle stratégie pour la France ?". National Assembly (in French). Retrieved 20 December 2017.
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