Brigitte Fouré (; born 13 August 1955 in

Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; , or ) is a city and Communes of France, commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in the region ...

) is a French university lecturer and former government minister, a member of the ''Nouveau Centre'' and of ''Société en mouvement'' ("Society on the Move") She is also a lecturer in law at the

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Early life and education

Daughter of a farmer, Fouré studied law at Amiens and Paris.

Political career

An activist for the UNI and then the CNI, Fouré 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

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. She became

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of Amiens in 1992 and was appointed a minister in

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's first government. In the French Regional Elections of 2004, Fouré 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 Fouré succeeded

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as a Member of the

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. In parliament, she briefly served on the

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. Her mandate expired in June 2009.

Current mandates

*Regional Councillor of Picardy *Municipal Councillor of Amiens

Political positions

In 2019, Fouré publicly declared her support for incumbent

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Emmanuel Macron Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron (; born 21 December 1977) is a French politician who has served as President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017. He was Ministry of Economy and Finance (France), Minister of Economics, Industr ...

.Voici la tribune des 72 maires et élus locaux de droite et du centre qui annoncent leur soutien à Macron
''

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'', 8 June 2019.

Honours

Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur The National Order of the Legion of Honour ( ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest and most prestigious French national order of merit, both military and Civil society, civil. Currently consisting of five cl ...

Sources

''This article was translated from its equivalent in the French Wikipedia on 19 July 2009.''

References

External links

BrigitteFouce.hautetfort.com
Official blog {{DEFAULTSORT:Foure, Brigitte 1955 births Living people Women mayors of places in France Knights of the Legion of Honour People from Amiens Politicians from Hauts-de-France Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University alumni Union of Democrats and Independents politicians 21st-century French women politicians