Laurence Rossignol
Laurence Rossignol | |
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Member of the French Senate | |
Assumed office 18 June 2017 | |
Preceded by | Jean-Pierre Bosino |
Constituency | Oise |
Minister for Families, Children and Women's Rights | |
In office 11 February 2016 – 10 May 2017 | |
President | François Hollande |
Prime Minister | Manuel Valls Bernard Cazeneuve |
Preceded by | Dominique Bertinotti |
Succeeded by | Marlène Schiappa |
Personal details | |
Born | La Garenne-Colombes, France | 22 December 1957
Nationality | French |
Political party | Socialist Party |
Alma mater | University of Burgundy Pantheon-Sorbonne University |
Laurence Rossignol (born 22 December 1957) is a French politician. She served as a member of the French Senate from 2011 to 2014, representing Oise.[1] Rossignol became the Secretary of State for the Family, Senior Citizens and Autonomy in 2014.[2] In 2015, she defended the government's policy of testing the bones of foreign minors to determine their age.[3] She has served as the Minister of Families, Children and Women's Rights from February 2016 to May 2017.[1][4] In 2016, she compared Islamic women who chose to wear veils to "negroes who were for slavery". This attracted controversy on social media.[5]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "ROSSIGNOL Laurence". Senate. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
- ^ "Décret du 9 avril 2014 relatif à la composition du Gouvernement" (in French). legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ Baumard, Maryline (13 May 2015). "Immigration : les députés maintiennent les tests osseux". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "Laurence Rossignol". gouvernement.fr. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
- ^ "Laurence Rossignol compare les femmes choisissant de porter le voile aux " nègres qui étaient pour l'esclavage "". Le Monde.fr (in French). 30 March 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
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