Françoise Briand (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swaz bʁijɑ̃]; born 20 April 1951) is a French politician who was Member of Parliament for Essonne's 7th constituency from 2008 to 2012.[1]

Françoise Briand
Member of the National Assembly
for Essonne's 7th constituency
In office
19 September 2008 – 19 June 2012
Preceded byJean Marsaudon
Succeeded byÉva Sas
Personal details
Born (1951-04-20) 20 April 1951 (age 73)
Paris, France
Political partyUnion for a Popular Movement
Alma materSchool for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Biography

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Origins and Family Life

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Françoise Briand was born on 20 April 1951, in Paris.[2]

Professional career

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Françoise Briand worked as a research engineer[3] (secretary) in social sciences at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences).[4] In the French civil service, a "research engineer" is a civil servant primarily assigned to public institutions with scientific, cultural, and professional purposes, as well as scientific and technological public institutions (EPST), the Ministries of Agriculture, Culture, and National Education.

Political career

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Françoise Briand was elected as an opposition municipal councilor in Viry-Châtillon during the 2001 municipal elections on the Union for French Democracy (UDF) list led by Catherine Granier-Bompard, which received 45.81% of the votes in the first round.[5] In the 2007 legislative elections, she served as the substitute for Jean Marsaudon, who won the seventh constituency of Essonne with 52.04% of the votes.[6] In the 2008 municipal elections, she was second on the Nouveau Centre - UMP list, which was defeated with 46.32% of the votes in the first round.[7] She resigned the day after the defeat.[8] When Jean Marsaudon died on 18 September 2008, she became a deputy herself.[9][10] In the 2012 legislative elections, she was defeated by her opponent from Europe Ecology – The Greens (EÉL V) with 46.10% of the votes.[11] This was a very negative result in a constituency that had always remained right-wing since its creation.

She ran as a candidate (supported by the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP)) in the 2014 municipal elections but only received 20.26% of the votes in the first round, behind incumbent mayor Simone Mathieu (Left Party) with 24.47%, and significantly behind Jean-Marie Vilain (Ainsi va la ville association) with 40.20%. Forced to withdraw, she witnessed the triumph of the "Ainsi Va La Ville" list (65% in the second round).

References

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  1. ^ "Mme Françoise Briand - Mandat clos - Essonne (7e circonscription) - Assemblée nationale". www2.assemblee-nationale.fr. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  2. ^ Françoise Briand's profile on the French Who's Who directory. Accessed on 29 December 2010.
  3. ^ Françoise Briand's profile for the thirteenth legislative term on the website of the National Assembly. Accessed on 30 December 2010.
  4. ^ Interview with Françoise Briand broadcast on June 24, 2010, on the LCP channel's website. Archived 14 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on 30 December 2010.
  5. ^ Results of the 2001 municipal election in Viry-Châtillon on the Le Figaro newspaper's website.[permanent dead link] Accessed on 30 December 2010.
  6. ^ Results of the 2007 legislative election in the seventh constituency of Essonne on the Ministry of the Interior's website. Accessed on 30 December 2010.
  7. ^ Results of the 2008 municipal election in Viry-Châtillon on the L'Internaute website. Accessed on 30 December 2010.
  8. ^ Article "Les premiers pas de Françoise Briand à l'Assemblée" published on September 23, 2008, on the Le Parisien newspaper's website.[permanent dead link] Accessed on 30 December 2010.
  9. ^ Article "La mort du député Jean Marsaudon" published on September 19, 2008, on the Le Parisien newspaper's website. Accessed on 30 December 2010.
  10. ^ Article "Une débutante succède à Jean Marsaudon à l'Assemblée" published on September 22, 2008, on the Le Parisien newspaper's website. Accessed on 30 December 2010.
  11. ^ Results of the 2012 legislative election in the seventh constituency of Essonne on the Ministry of the Interior's website. Accessed on 18 June 2012.