Valérie Boyer
French politician (born 1962)
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- Valérie Boyer ( French pronunciation: [valeʁi bwaje] ; born 11 June 1962) is a French politician who has served as a Senator for the Bouches-du-Rhône department since 2020.
- Boyer has also been a municipal councillor of Marseille since 2001.
- Her parents were born in Algeria and Tunis during French colonial occupation.
- Political career Member of the National Assembly, 2007–2020 First elected to the municipal council of Marseille in the 2001 election, she became a member of the National Assembly in 2007.
- Ahead of the presidential election in 2017, Boyer served as campaign spokesperson for François Fillon alongside Jérôme Chartier, as a party affiliate.
Valérie Boyer (French pronunciation: [valeʁi bwaje]; born 11 June 1962) is a French politician who has served as a Senator for the Bouches-du-Rhône department since 2020. A member of The Republicans (LR), she was previously elected to the National Assembly from 2007 until 2020. Boyer has also been a municipal councillor of Marseille since 2001.
Early life
Boyer was born on 11 June 1962 in Bourges. Her parents were born in Algeria and Tunis during French colonial occupation. They were pieds noirs who fled from Algeria in 1962.
Political career
Member of the National Assembly, 2007–2020
First elected to the municipal council of Marseille in the 2001 election, she became a member of the National Assembly in 2007. Boyer also served as a deputy (adjointe) to Mayor Jean-Claude Gaudin from 2008 to 2014 and held the mayorship of the 6th sector (11th and 12th arrondissements) of Marseille from 2014 to 2017.
Ahead of the presidential election in 2017, Boyer served as campaign spokesperson for François Fillon alongside Jérôme Chartier, as a party affiliate. In The Republicans' 2017 leadership election, she endorsed Laurent Wauquiez. Following his election, she was appointed the party's deputy secretary general in charge of relations with civil society.
In Parliament, Boyer served as member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. In addition to her committee assignments, she was a member of the parliamentary friendship groups with Jordan, Armenia and South Sudan.
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