Martine Faure (born 30 September 1948) was a member of the

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. She represented the

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department, as a member of the

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. She was the deputy for

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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

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. 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 Dubourg to win election for the 9th district of the Gironde region. Her substitute member is Jean-Marie Darmian (Mayor of

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). Martine Faure is a member of the Socialist and Radical group and a member of the Committee on Cultural, Family and Social Affairs. She is a member of the Socialist Party. She is a member of the current ''Rassembler à gauche'' grouping ("Gathering on the left") which brings together followers of

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. On 28 February 2013, The ''Commission des affaires culturelles et de l’éducation'', of which Faure is part, voted in favour of an amendment proposed by her, and favoured by Yves Durand,

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and

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among others, that replaced the biological concepts of "sex", with the sociological concepts of "

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" in the national elementary curriculum.assemblee-nationale.fr: "Commission des affaires culturelles et de l’éducation Jeudi 28 février 2013 Séance de 14 heures 30 Compte rendu n° 31 Présidence de M. Patrick Bloche, président"
search on "AC 421" The elementary curriculum was successfully revised in September 2013 under the name " l'ABCD de l'egalite".gouvernement.fr: "Les ABCD de l’égalité : un outil pour lutter dès l’école contre les inégalités filles-garçons"
consulted July 2014

References

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