Béatrice Gosselin (born 27 March 1958) is a French politician. She has been a senator for

Manche Manche (, ; Norman language, Norman: ) is a coastal Departments of France, French ''département'' in Normandy (administrative region), Normandy on the English Channel, which is known as , literally "the sleeve", in French. Manche is bordered by ...

since 2020.

Biography

Although having the same

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

, Béatrice Gosselin is not related to Philippe Gosselin and . A teacher at the Jean-Paul II school, Béatrice Gosselin joined the municipal council of

Gouville-sur-Mer Gouville-sur-Mer (, literally ''Gouville on Sea'') is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, the former commune of Boisroger was merged into Gouville-sur-Mer. On 1 January 2019, the former communes of A ...

in 1995 before becoming deputy mayor in 2001 and mayor in January 2019. She is also vice-president of the . During the 2015 regional elections in

Normandy Normandy (; or ) is a geographical and cultural region in northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy. Normandy comprises Normandy (administrative region), mainland Normandy (a part of France) and insular N ...

, Béatrice Gosselin was a candidate in 10th position on Hervé Morin's

list but was not elected at the end of the ballot. She succeeded as Senator for Manche, who has resigned, and joined the . She resigned as mayor due to the

dual mandate A dual mandate occurs when an official serves in or holds multiple public positions simultaneously. This practice is sometimes known as double jobbing in Britain, double-dipping in the United States, and ''cumul des mandats'' in France. Thus, if ...

. A member of the

Les Républicains The Republicans (, ; LR) is a liberal-conservative political party in France, largely inspired by the tradition of Gaullism. The party was formed in 2015 as the refoundation of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), which had been establishe ...

party, she joined the

group in the Senate and sits as an affiliate. She opposes the ban on

conversion therapy Conversion therapy is the pseudoscientific practice of attempting to change an individual's sexual orientation, romantic orientation, gender identity, or gender expression to align with heterosexual and cisgender norms. Methods that have ...

targeting LGBTQI+ people.

References

External links

* Resources related to public life
High Authority for Transparency in Public Life

at the

French senate The Senate (, ) is the upper house of the French Parliament, with the lower house being the National Assembly (France), National Assembly, the two houses constituting the legislature of France. It is made up of 348 senators (''sénateurs'' and ...

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