Bénédicte Pételle (née Billaudel; born 4 June 1971) is a French politician and former schoolteacher. She became the Member of Parliament for Hauts-de-Seine's 2nd constituency in 2019 when Adrien Taquet was appointed to the Second Philippe government.

Political career

In the

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, she was the substitute candidate for Adrien Taquet. She joined Parliament when he was made Secretary of State for

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. She sat in the La République En Marche group in the National Assembly and was affiliated with

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. She did not seek re-election in the

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, after being dismissed by her party.

Personal life

She is a committed catholic and is mother to five children. Her father died in the

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References

1971 births Living people Paris Nanterre University alumni Renaissance (French political party) politicians People from Hauts-de-Seine French schoolteachers French Catholics Politicians from Île-de-France 21st-century French women politicians Women members of the National Assembly (France) Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Members of Parliament for Hauts-de-Seine {{HautsSeine-politician-stub