Marie-Hélène des Esgaulx (born 26 May 1950 in
Dax, Landes
Dax (; oc, Dacs; eu, Akize) is a commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France, sub-prefecture of the Landes department.
It is known as a spa destination, specialising in mud treatment for rheumatism and similar ailments. Dax is also kn ...
) is a French
politician
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and a member of the
Senate of France
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. She represents the
Gironde
Gironde ( US usually, , ; oc, Gironda, ) is the largest department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France. Named after the Gironde estuary, a major waterway, its prefecture is Bordeaux. In 2019, it had a population of 1,6 ...
department and is a member of the
Union for a Popular Movement
The Union for a Popular Movement (french: link=no, Union pour un mouvement populaire, ; UMP, ) was a centre-right political party in France that was one of the two major contemporary political parties in France along with the centre-left Soci ...
Party.
References
Page on the Senate website
1950 births
Living people
People from Dax, Landes
Rally for the Republic politicians
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The Republicans (France) politicians
Modern and Humanist France
Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
French Senators of the Fifth Republic
Senators of Gironde
Mayors of places in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Women members of the National Assembly (France)
Women mayors of places in France
Women members of the Senate (France)
21st-century French women politicians
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