Florence Granjus (born 17 May 1962) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who represented the 12th constituency of the Yvelines department in the National Assembly from 2017 to 2022.[1]
Florence Granjus | |
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| Member of the National Assembly for Yvelines's 12th constituency | |
| In office 21 June 2017 – 21 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | David Douillet |
| Succeeded by | Karl Olive |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 May 1962 Nanterre, France |
| Political party | La République En Marche! |
Biography edit
On 18 June 2017, during the second round of the legislative elections, she came first against David Douillet with 56.63% of the votes cast.[2] Before getting elected to the French National Assembly, Florence Granjus worked in the employment sector at the ANPE and later at Pôle emploi.[3][4]
Granjus has been an advocate for gender equality. In November 2017 she launched a contest between primary schools in her constituency, the subject being equality between boys and girls.[5] Her most significant political commitment being employment, she is quoted saying that it "is the identity of an individual".[4]
She dismissed her two parliamentary staff in June 2018. They file a complaint against her for harassment.[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Florence Granjus - Biography on the French National Assembly website" (in French).
- ^ "Yvelines's 12th constituency results a at the 2nd round".
- ^ "Who is Florence Granjus?". France Bleu. 19 June 2017.
- ^ a b Bertolus, Jean-Jérôme (28 December 2017). "Florence Granjus, de Pôle emploi au Palais Bourbon". L'Opinion.
- ^ "A contest for Boy-Girl equality". actu.fr. 18 December 2017.
- ^ "Harcèlement et coups tordus au Palais-Bourbon : La drôle de guerre entre une députée LREM et ses ex-collaborateurs". 31 May 2019.