Prime Minister Francois Fillon Name Roselyne Bachelot | Resigned March 31, 2004 | |
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Role Former Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy Parents Yvette Le Du, Jean Narquin Siblings Francois Bachelot, Jean-Yves Narquin Previous offices Minister of Health (2007–2010), Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy (2002–2004) Similar People Audrey Pulvar, Hapsatou Sy, Laurence Ferrari, Elisabeth Bost, Francois Bachelot Profiles | ||
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Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, generally known as Roselyne Bachelot (born 24 December 1946 in Nevers, Nièvre), is a French politician, former Minister of Solidarity and Social Cohesion, and a member of the Union for a Popular Movement, which is part of the European People's Party.
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- Roselyne Bachelot Narquin Former Minister of the Environment of France
- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- Political career
- Radio
- References
Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, Former Minister of the Environment of France
Early life
Roselyne Bachelot was born as Roselyne Narquin was born on December 24, 1946 in Nevers, France. Her father Jean Narquin, was a résistant and gaullist député, and her mother Yvette Le Dû, a native from Gourin, both dentists. She has a brother, Jean-Yves Narquin, who ran for the European Parliament as a member of the National Front in 2015.
Bachelot received a Doctorate in Pharmacy.
Career
She was the French Minister for Health and Sports until 14 November 2010. Since French ministers cannot be members of Parliament, she has been forced to give up her seat as Member of the European Parliament for the west of France. She used to sit on the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. She also was a substitute on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, a member of the delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council, and a substitute for the delegation for relations with Israel.
She encouraged the National Assembly of France to change the legal age to purchase alcohol in France from 16 to 18; the new law took effect in July 2009. In 2009, Roselyne Bachelot ordered 94 million vaccines for the French Government (and an option on 34 million additional vaccines in 2010) to fight against the H1N1 influenza virus. Less than 10% of French population (about 6 million people) had been vaccinated by the end of the winter.
In November 2010, she was appointed Minister of Social Affairs alongside Marie-Anne Montchamp and Claude Greff in the third François Fillon government. She was supposed to reform the public healthcare system for elderly people, but, due to the budgetary restrictions made necessary by the 2008-2012 global recession, she had to abandon any reform project. After the victory of François Hollande at the French presidential election in 2012, she was replaced by Marisol Touraine. She announced that she would support former Prime Minister François Fillon for the Presidency of the Union for a Popular Movement.
She is a long-time supporter of same-sex marriage, and defied her party by speaking on the Assembly floor in favor of passing the PACs in 1999.
Since 2012, she has been a contributor in the French adaptation of The View alongside to former evening news anchor Laurence Ferrari and others.
In March 2016, Bachelot commented on Rafael Nadal's 2012–2013 injury stating: "On sait à peu près que la fameuse blessure de Rafael Nadal qui a entraîné sept mois d’arrêt de compétition est très certainement due à un contrôle positif." In response Nadal sued Bachelot over her comments in April 2016. The case is scheduled for July 2017.
Personal life
She is married to Jacques Bachelot. Her brother-in-law, François Bachelot, served in the National Assembly from 1986 to 1988 as a member of the National Front.
Political career
Governmental functions
Electoral mandates
European Parliament
National Assembly of France
Regional Council
General Council