Biography of Pascal Canfin

Born on 22 August 1974 in Arras (Pas-de-Calais)
Present function
Minister Delegate attached to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, with responsibility for Development.
Previous functions
Member of the European Parliament (Europe Ecology – The Greens) Ile-de-France constituency (2009-2012)
Member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European
Parliament.
Rapporteur on the regulation of short selling and credit default swaps (CDS).
Vice-Chairman of the Special Committee for the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis.
Journalist for the monthly magazine Alternatives économiques (2004-2009).
Specialist in economic and social issues, and in corporate social responsibility
Worked as a Special Assistant, and later as a human resources consultant (1997-2003).
Education
Graduated from the Bordeaux Institute of Political Studies (IEP) in 1997
Graduated from Newcastle University in 1998






