Virginie Ruffenach (born 19 September 1973 in Noumea) is a politician from

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. She is a member of

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and the chairperson of the

Future with Confidence The Future with Confidence (french: L'Avenir en confiance, AEC) is a liberal-conservative and anti-independence electoral alliance of political parties in New Caledonia. It forms part of the anti-separatist and French loyalist bloc in the Congr ...

alliance in the Congress of New Caledonia.

Biography

Ruffenach was born in Noumea and grew up in town of

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where her parents worked. She left New Caledonia to study a degree in chemistry at the

University of Strasbourg The University of Strasbourg (french: Université de Strasbourg, Unistra) is a public research university located in Strasbourg, Alsace, France, with over 52,000 students and 3,300 researchers. The French university traces its history to the ea ...

before working as a teacher and a school inspector. She has been a member of

since 2007 and is a vice-president of the party.

References

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