Catherine Picard (born 14 August 1952) is a French

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...

and anti-cultist from the

French Socialist Party The Socialist Party (french: Parti socialiste , PS) is a French centre-left and social-democratic political party. It holds pro-European views. The PS was for decades the largest party of the "French Left" and used to be one of the two major p ...

. She was a member of the

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from 1997 to 2002.

Career

Picard was elected on 1 June 1997 for the

and was responsible for

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. In 2001, together with

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Senator

Nicolas About Nicolas About (born 14 July 1947) is a French politician and anti-cultist from the centrist MoDem. He was a member of the French Senate and President of the Centrist Union group. About was the mayor of Montigny-le-Bretonneux from 1977 to 200 ...

, she drafted the

About-Picard law The 2001 About-Picard law bu pika:r officially Law No. 2001-504 of June 12, 2001, aimed at strengthening the prevention and repression of sectarian movements that undermine human rights and fundamental freedoms ( fr: loi n° 2001-504 du 12 jui ...

. In 2007, Picard was found guilty of

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against the

Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses is a millenarian restorationist Christian denomination with nontrinitarian beliefs distinct from mainstream Christianity. The group reports a worldwide membership of approximately 8.7 million adherents involved in ...

. In 2009, she became a Chevalier of the

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon, ...

Published works

References

External links

Official page
at National Assembly website People from La Garenne-Colombes 1952 births Living people Critics of new religious movements Critics of Jehovah's Witnesses {{Eure-politician-stub