Marie-Antoinette Maupertuis
President of the Corsican Assembly
Marie-Antoinette Maupertuis is a professor of economic sciences and an expert in regional development and European affairs. She has had a distinguished career in academia, European institutions, and regional governance, leading to her current role as President of the Corsican Assembly (Assemblea di Corsica).
After earning the First Prize in Regional Economics at the Faculty of Applied Economics (F.E.A.) of Aix-Marseille III University and a thesis award from Sophia Antipolis University, she became a Professor of Economic Sciences at the University of Corsica Pasquale Paoli, where she held a chair position and played a key role in research. Until 2020, she led the University's Joint Research Unit Lieux, Identités, eSpaces et Activités. She was also a member of the Scientific Council of her university, an appointed member of the National Committee of France's National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), a member of the Doctoral School Council, and a member of France's National Council of Universities (CNU).
Alongside her academic career, Ms Maupertuis became actively involved in European politics. She worked as a parliamentary assistant to MEP Max Simeoni, focusing on European policies. Later, as a member of the European Committee of the Regions, she closely followed cohesion policy and territorial cooperation. She also served as Vice-President of the Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy and EU Budget (COTER).
In regional governance, she was a member of the Executive Council of the Collectivity of Corsica (Cullettività di Corsica) from 2015 to 2021, where she was responsible for European and international affairs, public innovation policy, and specialization strategy. She also served as President of the Corsica Tourism Agency (Agence du Tourisme de la Corse - Agenza di u Turismu di a Corsica), working on the island’s tourism development.
Her extensive experience led to her election as President of the Corsican Assembly. In this role, she organizes parliamentary work, chairs the Assembly's Standing Committee and Conference of Presidents, and is an ex-officio member of all commissions. She represents both the Collectivity and the Assembly at all public events. Additionally, she serves as President of the Youth Assembly (Assemblea di a Giuventù), fostering engagement with young people in Corsican governance.
Through her career in academia, European institutions, and regional leadership, Marie-Antoinette Maupertuis has played a vital role in shaping Corsica’s economic and political landscape while advocating for stronger regional development within the European Union.
She has so far produced the following CoR opinions:
- EU budget and place-based policies: proposals for new design and delivery mechanisms in the MFF post-2027 (CDR-2161-2024)
- Boosting lasting and effective cross-border cooperation with our neighbours (CDR-3418-2023)
- Enhancing cohesion policy support for regions with geographic and demographic handicaps (CDR-2959-2022)
- European Territorial Cooperation (CDR-3595-2018)
- Entrepreneurship on Islands: contributing towards territorial cohesion (CDR-0019-2017)
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