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Martine Defoy
Martine is a feminine given name and a surname. Given name * Martine Aubry (born 1950), French politician * Martine Audet (born 1961), Canadian poet * Martine Aurillac (born 1939), French politician * Martine Baay-Timmerman (born 1958), Dutch politician * Martine Bartlett (1925–2006), American actress * Martine Batchelor (born 1953), author and former Buddhist nun * Martine Beaugrand, Canadian politician * Martine Bellen, American poet, editor and librettist * Martine Bercher (1944–2005), American football player * Martine Bertereau (c. 1600–after 1642), pioneering French woman mining engineer and mineralogist, also known as Baroness de Beausoleil * Martine Berthet (born 1961), French politician * Martine Beswick (born 1941), English actress and model * Martine Beugnet, French film theorist * Martine Billard (born 1952), French politician * Martine Brunschwig Graf (born 1950), Swiss politician * Martine Buron (born 1944), French architect and politician * Martine Carol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martine Aubry
Martine Louise Marie Aubry (; née Delors; born 8 August 1950) is a French politician. She was the First Secretary of the French Socialist Party (''Parti Socialiste'', or PS) from November 2008 to April 2012, and has been the Mayor of Lille (Nord) since March 2001; she is also the first female to hold this position. Her father, Jacques Delors, served as Minister of Finance under President François Mitterrand and was also President of the European Commission. Aubry joined the PS in 1974, and was appointed Minister of Labour by Prime Minister Édith Cresson in 1991, but lost her position in 1993 after the Right won the legislative elections. However, she became Minister of Social Affairs when Lionel Jospin was appointed Prime Minister in 1997. She is mostly known for having pushed the popular 35-hour workweek law, known as the "Loi Aubry", reducing the nominal length of the normal full-time working week from 39 to 35 hours, and the law that created Couverture maladie universelle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martine Carrillon-Couvreur
Martine Carrillon-Couvreur (born 21 March 1948) is a member of the National Assembly of France. She represented the 1st constituency of the Nièvre department from 2002 to 2017, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche The Socialists and affiliated group (french: groupe Socialistes et apparentés ) is a parliamentary group in the National Assembly including representatives of the Socialist Party (PS). History The first socialist parliamentary group emerged i .... References 1948 births Living people Socialist Party (France) politicians Women members of the National Assembly (France) Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic 21st-century French women politicians {{France-politician-Socialist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martine Lignières-Cassou
Martine Lignières-Cassou (; born 22 February 1952) is a French politician who was a member of the National Assembly for 20 years. She represented the 1st constituency in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, and is a member of the Socialist Party and of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche parliamentary group. She was the mayor of Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques Pau (, ) is a Communes of France, commune overlooking the Pyrenees, and prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, regions of France, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The city is located in the heart o ... from 2008 to 2014. In the 1970s she was a member of the Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) before joining the Socialist Party in 1975. References 1952 births Living people People from Algiers Pieds-Noirs Revolutionary Communist League (France) politicians Socialist Party (France) politicians Mayors of places in Nouvelle-Aquitaine People from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martine Leguille-Balloy
Martine Leguille-Balloy (born 6 September 1957) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Vendée. Political career In 2012, Leguille-Balloy joined the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI). An ally of Jean Arthuis within the Centrist Alliance, she supported the Alliance's decision not to endorse any candidate in The Republicans' primaries ahead of the 2017 presidential election. When the Centrist Alliance formally endorsed Emmanuel Macron instead, Leguille-Balloy and the Alliance's other members were excluded from the UDI. In the 2017 French legislative election, she defeated Véronique Besse. In parliament, Leguille-Balloy served as member of the Foreign Affairs Committee. In addition to her committee assignments, she is part of the French Parliamentary Friendship Group with the Philippines. Since 2019, she has also been a member of the French delegation to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martine Leavitt
Martine Leavitt is a Canadian American writer of young adult novels and a creative writing instructor. Biography Leavitt was born in 1953 in Canada. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree, first class honours, from the University of Calgary and a Master of Fine Arts from Vermont College. She has seven children, twenty grandchildren, and lives with her husband in Alberta, Canada. Martine Leavitt writes novels for young adults, most recently ''Calvin'', which won the Governor General's Literary Award of Canada. ''My Book of Life by Angel'' was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and winner of the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book of the Year. ''Keturah and Lord Death'' was a finalist for the National Book Award. Her next book, ''Buffalo Flats'', will be out in spring 2023. She teaches creative writing at Vermont College of Fine Arts, a short-residency MFA program. Selected works Novels * ''The Dragon's Tapestry'' (1992) * ''Prism Moon'' (1993) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martine Le Moignan
Martine Le Moignan MBE (born 28 October 1962, Guernsey, Channel Islands) is a former professional squash player, who was one of the game's leading players in the 1980s and early-1990s. In international competition, she represented England. Le Moignan won the World Open in 1989, defeating Susan Devoy of New Zealand in the final 4–9, 9–4, 10–8, 10–8. She was also runner-up at the World Open in 1990, and runner-up at the British Open in 1985, 1989 and 1992. Le Moignan won four consecutive World Team Championships from 1985-1990. Le Moignan was coached by Reg Harbour at the beginning of her career. She was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ... (MBE) in the 1990 New Year Honours for services to squash.United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martine Kempf
Martine Kempf is a French computer scientist who is known for inventing the Katalavox in 1985, a computer-based voice activation system. Martine Kempf was born to Jean-Pierre Kempf and Brigitte Maguerite Klockenbring Kempf in 1951 in Dossenheim-Kochersberg, France. Kempf's academic journey led her to Friedrich Wilhelm University, also known as the University of Bonn, where she pursued her studies in astronomy during the period of 1981 to 1983. Throughout her time at the university, she developed a profound interest in electronic design, hardware, and software. During her years as a student, Kempf was deeply moved by the challenges faced by German teenagers who were born without arms due to their mothers' use of thalidomide during their pregnancies, Kempf reasoned that a voice activation system would allow those affected with physical difficulties to drive cars. This voice activation device also helps with microsurgery, as surgeons can use voice commands to focus magnifying devices an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martine Janssen
Martine Stephanie Janssen (born 16 June 1977 in Dieren, Gelderland) is a former breaststroke swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci .... There she was eliminated in the heats of the 100m and 200m Breaststroke. References Dutch Olympic Committee 1977 births Living people People from Rheden Sportspeople from Gelderland Olympic swimmers of the Netherlands Dutch female breaststroke swimmers Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics {{Netherlands-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martine Gaillard
Martine Gaillard (; born May 21, 1971) is a Canadian sports television personality currently working for Rogers Sportsnet as a co-host of the ''Sportsnet Central'' program. After graduating from Evan Hardy Collegiate in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Gaillard attended Ryerson University, from which she graduated with a degree in Radio and Television Arts. Gaillard then worked for a time at The Weather Network and as a game host for Toronto Maple Leafs broadcasts before joining The Score as their first-ever female anchor. During her time at The Score, Gaillard co-hosted ''The Score Tonight'' alongside Greg Sansone for six years and covered events such as the 2000 World Series (a.k.a. the "Subway Series"), MLB and NHL all-star games. She was also hired as part of CBC's Hockey Night in Canada CBC Television has aired National Hockey League (NHL) broadcasts under the ''Hockey Night in Canada'' (often abbreviated ''Hockey Night'' or ''HNiC'') brand that is primarily associated with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martine Franck
Martine Franck (2 April 1938 – 16 August 2012) was a British-Belgian documentary and portrait photographer. She was a member of Magnum Photos for over 32 years. Franck was the second wife of Henri Cartier-Bresson and co-founder and president of the Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation. Early life Franck was born in Antwerp to the Belgian banker Louis Franck and his British wife, Evelyn. After her birth the family moved almost immediately to London. A year later, her father joined the British army, and the rest of the family were evacuated to the United States, spending the remainder of the Second World War on Long Island and in Arizona. Franck's father was an amateur art collector who often took his daughter to galleries and museums. Franck was in boarding school from the age of six onwards, and her mother sent her a postcard every day, frequently of paintings. Ms. Franck, attended Heathfield School, an all-girls boarding school close to Ascot in England, and studied the histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martine Faure
Martine Faure (born 30 September 1948) was a member of the National Assembly of France. She represented the Gironde department, as a member of the Socialist Party. She was the deputy for Gironde's 9th constituency from 2007 to 2012 and, after the 2010 redistricting, the 12th constituency from 2012 to 2017. She was a member of the Commission of culture and education. Biography Martine Faure grew up in Aillas in a farming family. Initially a local councillor in Aillas, at the age of 35 she became a municipal councillor in Langon. As Deputy Mayor (1983), she worked in the cultural field for nearly nine years. She is a retired teacher. In 1998, she was elected to the cantonal council of Auros. She set up the network of communes of the Pays d'Auros and became its first chair. Martine Faure was Vice President of the General Council of Gironde, with responsibility for culture and environment until 2008. On 17 June 2007, she defeated the incumbent Assembly member Philippe Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martine Djibo
Martine Aya Djibo (died 30 October 2022) was an Ivorian educator and politician who served in the National Assembly from 1975 until 1980 and from 1990 until 2010. Although initially a member of the PDCI-RDA party, she defected in 2004 and founded the Party for the Unity of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, citing frustrations with the party amid the First Ivorian Civil War. Career Djibo began her teaching career in the central city of Bouaké. After initially teaching Spanish at Martin Luther King College and CEG Koko, she later became the director of the Modern College for Young Girls. A member and activist of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA), Djibo was appointed to the National Assembly by President Félix Houphouët-Boigny in 1975, becoming the first woman to represent Bouaké. Djibo served in parliament until 1980. After leaving parliament, Djibo resumed her teaching career; in 1985, she became the principal of the Municipal Colleg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
