Seybah Dagoma (born 9 June 1978) is a French lawyer and politician of the Socialist Party who served as a member of the French National Assembly on 17 June 2012, representing the department of Paris.[1][2]

Seybah Dagoma
Member of the National Assembly
for Paris's 5th constituency
In office
20 June 2012 – 20 June 2017
Preceded byTony Dreyfus
Succeeded byBenjamin Griveaux
Leader of the Socialist Group in the National Assembly
Acting
In office
6 December 2016 – 13 December 2016
Preceded byBruno Le Roux
Succeeded byOlivier Faure
Personal details
Born (1978-06-09) 9 June 1978 (age 46)
Nantes, France
Political partySocialist Party
Alma materParis 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University
École des Ponts ParisTech
ProfessionLawyer

Early life and education

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Born to immigrants from Chad in Nantes in 1978, Dagoma grew up in a low-income housing project in Sarcelles. She studied law at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.

Career

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In parliament, Dagoma served on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on European Affairs.[3] She was also her parliamentary group’s rapporteur on foreign trade.[4] In her addition to her committee assignments, Dagoma was part of the National Assembly’s friendship groups with India, South Africa and Turkey.[5]

During her time in parliament, Dagoma was the only member of sub-Saharan immigrant background.[6]

Since 2016, Dagoma has been serving as president of Business France.[7]

Other activities

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References

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Party political offices
Preceded by Leader of the Socialist Group in the National Assembly
Acting

2016
Succeeded by