Sylvie Goy-Chavent
Sylvie Goy-Chavent | |
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 Goy-Chavent in 2014 | |
| Member of the French Senate for Ain | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sylvie Chavent 23 May 1963 |
| Party | UMP-PRV (2002–2012) UDI-PRV (2012–2017) UDI (2017–2019) LR (since 2019) |
| Profession | Teacher |
Sylvie Goy-Chavent (née Chavent; born 23 May 1963) is a French politician of the Republicans (LR) who has been serving as a member of the Senate of France since 2008, representing the Ain department. From 1995 to 2017, she was also the mayor of Cerdon.
Political career
In parliament, Goy-Chavent serves on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense.[1]
Ahead of the Republicans' 2016 presidential primary, Goy-Chavent first endorsed Nicolas Sarkozy and later François Fillon as the party's candidate for the 2017 French presidential election.[2]
Ahead of the 2022 presidential elections, Goy-Chavent publicly declared her support for Michel Barnier as the Republicans’ candidate.[3]
References
- ↑ Isabelle Raimond-Pavero National Assembly of France.
- ↑ Soutiens UDI à Fillon : "Pourquoi nous allons voter pour François Fillon au deuxième tour de la Primaire de la Droite et du Centre" Le Bien Public, 23 November 2016.
- ↑ Emmanuel Galiero (1 October 2021), Présidentielle 2022 : Michel Barnier engrange le soutien de 51 parlementaires de droite Le Figaro.
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