Brigitte Fouré
Encyclopedia
Brigitte Fouré is a French
university lecturer and former government minister, a member of the Nouveau Centre
and of Société en mouvement ("Society on the move" ("Society on the Move") She is a lecturer in law at the University of Picardie Jules Verne
.
Daughter of a farmer, she studied law at Amiens and Paris. An activist for the UNI
and then the CNI
, she was elected regional councillor in 1986 and conseillère municipale ("Municipal Councillor") in 1989. With Gilles de Robien
she had responsibility for education and youth work. She joined the Parti républicain
("Republican Party") in 1992, within the Union for French Democracy
. She became Mayor of Amiens in 1992 and was appointed a minister in Jean-Pierre Raffarin
's first government.
In the French Regional Elections of 2004, she was elected on the right-wing ticket of Gilles de Robien
. She resigned on 23 March 2007 to become second deputy mayor with responsibility for Local Democracy, Community Life, Prevention and Security.
On 1 January 2008 she succeeded Jean-Louis Bourlanges
as a Member of the European Parliament
. Her mandate expired in June 2009.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
university lecturer and former government minister, a member of the Nouveau Centre
New Centre
New Centre , also known as the European Social Liberal Party is a centre-right political party in France, formed by the members of the Union for French Democracy – including a majority of former parliamentarians – who did not agree with François Bayrou's...
and of Société en mouvement ("Society on the move" ("Society on the Move") She is a lecturer in law at the University of Picardie Jules Verne
University of Picardie Jules Verne
The University of Picardie Jules Verne is a university located in Amiens, France, and is under the Academy of Amiens...
.
Daughter of a farmer, she studied law at Amiens and Paris. An activist for the UNI
Union Nationale Inter-universitaire
Union Nationale Interuniversitaire or "Inter-University Union" is a French right-wing union of university students, created in February 1969 under the initiative of the Service d'Action Civique, a secret service used by the right-wing gaullist movement, in particular by Robert Pandraud, Charles...
and then the CNI
National Centre of Independents and Peasants
The National Centre of Independents and Peasants is a liberal-conservative and conservative-liberal political party in France, founded in 1949 by the merger of the National Centre of Independents with the...
, she was elected regional councillor in 1986 and conseillère municipale ("Municipal Councillor") in 1989. With Gilles de Robien
Gilles de Robien
Count Gilles de Robien is a French politician. He is the son of count Jean de Robien and of Éliane Le Mesre de Pas. The Robien are a noble family originating from Brittany....
she had responsibility for education and youth work. She joined the Parti républicain
Republican Party (France)
The Republican Party was a French right-wing political party founded in 1977. It replaced the National Federation of the Independent Republicans that was founded in 1966. It was created by former President of France Valéry Giscard d'Estaing...
("Republican Party") in 1992, within the Union for French Democracy
Union for French Democracy
The Union for French Democracy was a French centrist political party. It was founded in 1978 as an electoral alliance to support President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing in order to counterbalance the Gaullist preponderance over the right. This name was chosen due to the title of Giscard d'Estaing's...
. She became Mayor of Amiens in 1992 and was appointed a minister in Jean-Pierre Raffarin
Jean-Pierre Raffarin
Jean-Pierre Raffarin is a French conservative politician and senator for Vienne.Jean-Pierre Raffarin served as the Prime Minister of France from 6 May 2002 to 31 May 2005, resigning after France's rejection of the referendum on the European Union draft constitution. However, after Raffarin...
's first government.
In the French Regional Elections of 2004, she was elected on the right-wing ticket of Gilles de Robien
Gilles de Robien
Count Gilles de Robien is a French politician. He is the son of count Jean de Robien and of Éliane Le Mesre de Pas. The Robien are a noble family originating from Brittany....
. She resigned on 23 March 2007 to become second deputy mayor with responsibility for Local Democracy, Community Life, Prevention and Security.
On 1 January 2008 she succeeded Jean-Louis Bourlanges
Jean-Louis Bourlanges
Jean-Louis Bourlanges was a French Member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 2007. He was elected on the Union for French Democracy ticket and sat with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group....
as a Member of the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
. Her mandate expired in June 2009.
Sources
This article was translated from its equivalent in the French Wikipedia on 19 July 2009.External links
- BrigitteFouce.hautetfort.com, Official blog