Natacha Bouchart | |
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![]() Natacha Bouchart in 2020 | |
Mayor of Calais | |
Assumed office 22 March 2008 | |
Preceded by | Jacky Hénin |
Member of the Regional Council of Hauts-de-France | |
Assumed office 1 January 2016 | |
President | Xavier Bertrand |
Member of the French Senate for Pas-de-Calais | |
In office 1 October 2011 – 12 January 2016 | |
Succeeded by | Jean-François Rapin |
Personal details | |
Born | Natacha Keuroglanian 29 May 1963 Lens, France |
Political party | Miscellaneous right (since 2022) The Republicans (2015-2022) |
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Natacha Bouchart (born 29 May 1963) is a French politician of the Republicans (LR) and formerly Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).[1]
Life and career
Bouchart was born at Lens. She has served as Mayor of Calais since 2008 and was elected to represent Pas-de-Calais in the French Senate in 2011.[2]
Ahead of the Republicans' 2016 presidential primary, Bouchart endorsed Nicolas Sarkozy as the party's candidate for the 2017 French presidential election.[3]
Ahead of the 2022 presidential elections, Bouchart publicly declared her support for incumbent Emmanuel Macron and criticized the Republicans’ candidate Valérie Pécresse.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Natacha Bouchart". Natacha Bouchart. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Anciens sénateurs Vème République : BOUCHART Natacha". Senat.fr. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ Tristan Quinault-Maupoil (9 September 2016), Primaire à droite : la maire de Calais Natacha Bouchart soutient Nicolas Sarkozy Le Figaro.
- ^ Marion Mourgue (11 February 2022), Natacha Bouchart, maire LR de Calais : «Je souhaite qu'Emmanuel Macron soit réélu» Le Figaro.
- ^ Defections sap conservative contender Pécresse in French presidential race France 24, 11 February 2022.
External links
- (in French) Mairie-calais.fr