Bérengère Poletti (born 14 October 1959 in Biencourt-sur-Orge) is a French politician who served as a member of the

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from 2002 to

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, representing the 1st constituency of the

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, and is a member of the Republicans.

Political career

Career in local politics

In 1995, Poletti entered politics by being elected municipal councilor ( RPR) of

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on the list of opposition led by Philippe Mathot ( UDF- PR). She became regional councilor of

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in 2002 on the list led by Jean-Claude Étienne ( RPR- UDF). She was vice-president of the regional council of

between 1998 and 2004. In 2008, as candidate in the municipal elections of

, Poletti lost in the second round, against Claudine Ledoux. In March 2015, she was elected county councilor of Château-Porcien in tandem with Renaud Averly. She becomes the 8th vice-president of the Departmental council and resigns from her mandate of regional councilor. On 8 January 2016 Poletti was appointed Secretary in charge of professional federations, of the Republicans. In September 2016, Poletti was named spokesperson of the Republicans.

Member of the National Assembly

Poletti was elected member of parliament on 16 June 2002, in the 1st constituency of the Ardennes. She is reelected with 59.58% of votes in the second round in the same constituency on 17 June 2007 against the socialist candidate Claudine Ledoux. She has since been reelected on 17 June 2012 and on 18 June 2017. In the

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, Polette served on the Committee on Foreign Affairs, where she was a secretary. She also chaired the

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Parliamentary Friendship Group. In addition to her committee assignments, Poletti was a member of the French delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the

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from 2017 to 2022. In this capacity, she served on the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and

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and its Sub-Committee on Gender Equality. On 1 March 2022, Poletti announced she would not be seeking re-election at the upcoming parliamentary election. She will retire after 20 years in Parliament.

Other activities

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(AFD), Alternate Member of the Supervisory Board

Political positions

Poletti filed in November 2011 a draft law allowing better access to contraception especially for minors, and to voluntary termination of pregnancy. In 2014, she tabled a law proposal to strengthen the control of sick leave and reintroduce the day of absence in the public service; and she's writing a report on home-based jobs. In the Republicans’ 2016 presidential primaries, Poletti endorsed

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as the party's candidate for the office of

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. In July 2019, Poletti voted against the French ratification of the

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’s

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(CETA) with

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. Ahead of the 2022 presidential elections, Poletti publicly declared her support for

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as the Republicans’ candidate.Emmanuel Galiero (1 October 2021)
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References

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