Claire Guichard (born 30 May 1967) is a French politician from La République En Marche!.
Claire Guichard | |
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Member of the National Assembly for Hauts-de-Seine's 10th constituency | |
Assumed office 23 July 2022 | |
Preceded by | Gabriel Attal |
Personal details | |
Born | Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 30 May 1967
Nationality | French |
Political party | La République En Marche! |
She was the substitute candidate for future Prime Minister of France Gabriel Attal during the 2022 French legislative elections, and became the Member of Parliament for Hauts-de-Seine's 10th constituency when he was appointed to the Borne government on 23 July 2022.[1]
Early life and career edit
Claire Guichard was director of the Cultural and Sports Center of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon between 1994 and 1996. She left the archipelago at the age of 30 and settled in mainland France. She has nevertheless declared that she maintains a link with her island of birth.[2]
Political career edit
Locally elected in Issy-les-Moulineaux edit
In the 2001 French municipal elections, she became a municipal councillor in Issy-les-Moulineaux, elected on the list of André Santini (right-wing list).[3] Following the 2008 French municipal elections she became deputy mayor of Issy-les-Moulineaux, particularly responsible for early childhood and youth.[4] In 2015, its functions expanded, becoming responsible for health and sustainable development.[5] In 2020, she was re-elected deputy mayor, this time in charge of tourism and international relations.[6] As part of her duties, she is also elected president of the Pays Korea group at Cités unies France .[7]
In the context of the law on the accumulation of mandates and her election as a deputy, she resigned from her position as deputy in July 2022 but remains a municipal councillor.[8]
MP in Hauts-de-Seine edit
As a member of La République en Marche (LREM), she was the substitute for Gabriel Attal in Hauts-de-Seine's 10th constituency during the 2022 French legislative election.[9] Following his election victory, Attal was appointed to the Borne government meaning that Guichard took his place in Parliament.[1]
In the National Assembly, she sits with the Renaissance group and is a member of the Social Affairs Committee.[10] In Parliament she is also the whip of the Renaissance group for the deputies who are members of the Social Affairs Committee.[10]
Controversy edit
On 27 January 2023, during the examination of the 2023 French pension reform law, presented by the government of Élisabeth Borne, she made controversial comments on disability benefits.[11] This declaration raised numerous comments from those opposed to the reform including Minister of Culture Rachida Dati.[12] The next day, she apologized “to those [whom her comments] offended” on her Twitter account.[13][14]
Election results edit
Municipal elections edit
Year | Party and coalition | Municipality | Roster position | 1st round _ | ||||
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Voice | % | Rank | Issue | |||||
2001 | UDF - RPR - DL | Issy-les-Moulineaux | NC | 12,712 | 70.24 | 1st _ | Elected | |
2008 | Presidential majority | 12th _ | 12,150 | 56.76 | 1st _ | Elected | ||
2014 | UMP - UDI - MoDem | 4th _ | 16,037 | 67.03 | 1st _ | Elected | ||
2020 | UDI - LREM - LR | 10th _ | 10,301 | 60.26 | 1st _ | Elected |
Parliamentary elections edit
Year | Party and coalition | Constituency | Candidate | Substitute | 1st round | 2nd round | ||||
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Voice | % | Rank | Voice | % | Issue | |||||
2022 | LREM (ENS) | Hauts-de-Seine's 10th constituency | Gabriel Attal | Claire Guichard | 20,679 | 48.06 | 1st _ | 24,047 | 59.85 | 1st |
References edit
- ^ a b "Gabriel Attal: Youngest French PM hopes to revive Macron's government". BBC News. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Deux députés de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon à l'Assemblée nationale". Saint-Pierre et Miquelon la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 27 July 2022..
- ^ "André Santini, le maire d'Issy-les-Moulineaux, accusé d'« agression sexuelle » : ce que contiennent les enregistrements versés au dossier par les plaignants". Le Monde.fr (in French). 17 November 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Maire de Issy-les-Moulineaux (92130) - Nom, âge, date de naissance, profession du maire de Issy-les-Moulineaux". Mon-maire (in French). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Qui suis-je ? | Claire Guichard". claire-guichard.fr (in French). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Résultats des élections municipales 2020 : Issy-les-Moulineaux (92130) | Elections Actu". elections.actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Moduloo.net. "Réunion du groupe-pays Corée - nouvelle présidence ! le 28 janvier 2021". Cités Unies France – Site Web de la coopération décentralisée (in French). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "ALECE 92 - Claire GUICHARD - Mairie d'Issy-les-Moulineaux - ALECE 92". alece.fr. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ à 17h13, Par Anne-Sophie Damecour Le 6 juillet 2022 (6 July 2022). "Législatives : Claire Guichard, suppléante de Gabriel Attal, bientôt députée des Hauts-de-Seine". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Mme Claire Guichard - Hauts-de-Seine (10e circonscription)". Assemblée nationale (in French). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ Léopold Audebert; Salomé Robles (28 January 2023). "Une députée Renaissance critiquée pour ses propos sur les "mères qui choisissent" d'être AESH". BFM TV.
- ^ "Rachida Dati "assume" avoir qualifié la macronie de "parti de traîtres"". BFMTV (in French). Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ Lecach, Marianne (2 January 2023). "Une élue Renaissance au centre d'une polémique après avoir déclaré que des "mères choisissent" d'être AESH". Le Journal du dimanche.
- ^ Vincendon, Salomé (28 January 2023). "La députée de la majorité Claire Guichard présente ses excuses après ses propos sur les AESH". BFM TV. BFM TV.
External links edit
- Website
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