Béatrice Vernaudon (born 27 October 1953,

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) is a French Politician. Béatrice Vernaudon-Coppenrath is a Knight of the

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Life

She was elected a deputy to the

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on 16 June 2002, becoming one of the Deputies of the 12th French National Assembly (2002–2007), in the second district of French Polynesia. She was part of the French political party

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(UMP).

Offices held

* 10 April 2000 to 18 March 2001: member of the

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of Pirae (Tahiti, French Polynesia) * 7 May 2001 to 18 June 2002: member of the

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* 18 March 2001 to 17 December 2004: Associate to the Mayor of Pirae (Tahiti, French Polynesia) * 18 June 2002 to June 2007: Deputy of French Polynesia to the National Assembly of France

References

External links

Profile of Béatrice Vernaudon on the website of the French National Assembly
( French) 1953 births Living people People from Papeete French Polynesian women in politics Members of the Assembly of French Polynesia Union for a Popular Movement politicians 21st-century French women politicians Women members of the National Assembly (France) Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic {{FrenchPolynesia-politician-stub