Nicole Bricq (French pronunciation: [ni.kɔl bʁik]; 10 June 1947 – 6 August 2017) was a member of the Senate of France, representing the Seine-et-Marne department.

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Nicole Bricq
Bricq in 2013
Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy
In office 16 May 2012 – 21 June 2012
President	François Hollande
Prime Minister	Jean-Marc Ayrault
Preceded by	François Fillon (Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing)
Succeeded by	Delphine Batho
Member of the National Assembly for Seine-et-Marne's 6th constituency
In office 12 June 1997 – 16 June 2002
Preceded by	Pierre Quillet
Succeeded by	Jean-François Copé
Personal details
Born	(1947-06-10)10 June 1947 La Rochefoucauld, France
Died	6 August 2017(2017-08-06) (aged 70) Poitiers, France
Political party	Socialist Party (1972–2017) La République En Marche! (2017)
Alma mater	University of Bordeaux
Occupation	Politician

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Bricq received a degree in private law from Montesquieu University in 1970.

From 1972 on Bricq was a member of the Socialist Party.

On 16 May 2012 Bricq was appointed Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy in the government of Jean-Marc Ayrault. After the 2012 legislative election, she was appointed Minister for Foreign Trade.^[1] She was replaced at the Ministry of Ecology by Delphine Batho. Whereas some members of the government, such as Cécile Duflot, considered this nomination like a promotion, many^{[according to whom?]} felt that it was due to the decision taken by Bricq to stop all drilling contracts signed with Shell in French Guiana, a decision that has been reversed since then.^{[citation needed]}

In 2013, Bricq complained in a television interview that President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso had “done nothing during his term”, suggesting that Barroso’s reappointment in 2009 had been a mistake.^[2] She also emerged as a vocal critic of how the European Commission led the negotiations on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.^[3]

On 11 February 2014, Bricq was among the guests invited to the state dinner hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama in honor of President François Hollande at the White House.^[4]

Bricq was one of the earliest supporters of Emmanuel Macron and his party, La République En Marche!, instead of supporting Socialist Party candidate, Benoît Hamon.^[5]

On 6 August 2017, Bricq died in hospital in Poitiers after an accidental fall.^[6]