Claire Guichard

Claire Guichard (born 30 May 1967) is a French politician from La République En Marche!.

Claire Guichard
Member of the National Assembly
for Hauts-de-Seine's 10th constituency
Assumed office
23 July 2022
Preceded byGabriel Attal
Personal details
Born (1967-05-30) 30 May 1967
Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon
NationalityFrench
Political partyLa République En Marche!

She was the substitute candidate for future Prime Minister of France Gabriel Attal during the 2022 French legislative elections, and became the Member of Parliament for Hauts-de-Seine's 10th constituency when he was appointed to the Borne government on 23 July 2022.[1]

Early life and career

Claire Guichard was director of the Cultural and Sports Center of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon between 1994 and 1996. She left the archipelago at the age of 30 and settled in mainland France. She has nevertheless declared that she maintains a link with her island of birth.[2]

Political career

Locally elected in Issy-les-Moulineaux

In the 2001 French municipal elections, she became a municipal councillor in Issy-les-Moulineaux, elected on the list of André Santini (right-wing list).[3] Following the 2008 French municipal elections she became deputy mayor of Issy-les-Moulineaux, particularly responsible for early childhood and youth.[4] In 2015, its functions expanded, becoming responsible for health and sustainable development.[5] In 2020, she was re-elected deputy mayor, this time in charge of tourism and international relations.[6] As part of her duties, she is also elected president of the Pays Korea group at Cités unies France.[7]

In the context of the law on the accumulation of mandates and her election as a deputy, she resigned from her position as deputy in July 2022 but remains a municipal councillor.[8]

MP in Hauts-de-Seine

As a member of La République en Marche (LREM), she was the substitute for Gabriel Attal in Hauts-de-Seine's 10th constituency during the 2022 French legislative election.[9] Following his election victory, Attal was appointed to the Borne government meaning that Guichard took his place in Parliament.[1]

In the National Assembly, she sits with the Renaissance group and is a member of the Social Affairs Committee.[10] In Parliament she is also the whip of the Renaissance group for the deputies who are members of the Social Affairs Committee.[10]

Controversy

On 27 January 2023, during the examination of the 2023 French pension reform law, presented by the government of Élisabeth Borne, she made controversial comments on disability benefits.[11] This declaration raised numerous comments from those opposed to the reform including Minister of Culture Rachida Dati.[12] The next day, she apologized “to those [whom her comments] offended” on her Twitter account.[13][14]

Election results

Municipal elections
Year Party and coalition Municipality Roster position 1st round  _
Voice % Rank Issue
2001 UDF - RPR - DL Issy-les-Moulineaux NC 12,712 70.24 1st _ Elected
2008 Presidential majority 12th _ 12,150 56.76 1st _ Elected
2014 UMP - UDI - MoDem 4th _ 16,037 67.03 1st _ Elected
2020 UDI - LREM - LR 10th _ 10,301 60.26 1st _ Elected

Parliamentary elections
Year Party and coalition Constituency Candidate Substitute 1st round 2nd round
Voice % Rank Voice % Issue
2022 LREM (ENS) Hauts-de-Seine's 10th constituency Gabriel Attal Claire Guichard 20,679 48.06 1st _ 24,047 59.85 1st

References
  1. "Gabriel Attal: Youngest French PM hopes to revive Macron's government". BBC News. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  2. "Deux députés de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon à l'Assemblée nationale". Saint-Pierre et Miquelon la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 27 July 2022..
  3. "André Santini, le maire d'Issy-les-Moulineaux, accusé d'« agression sexuelle » : ce que contiennent les enregistrements versés au dossier par les plaignants". Le Monde.fr (in French). 17 November 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  4. "Maire de Issy-les-Moulineaux (92130) - Nom, âge, date de naissance, profession du maire de Issy-les-Moulineaux". Mon-maire (in French). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  5. "Qui suis-je ? | Claire Guichard". claire-guichard.fr (in French). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  6. "Résultats des élections municipales 2020 : Issy-les-Moulineaux (92130) | Elections Actu". elections.actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  7. Moduloo.net. "Réunion du groupe-pays Corée - nouvelle présidence ! le 28 janvier 2021". Cités Unies France – Site Web de la coopération décentralisée (in French). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  8. "ALECE 92 - Claire GUICHARD - Mairie d'Issy-les-Moulineaux - ALECE 92". alece.fr. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  9. à 17h13, Par Anne-Sophie Damecour Le 6 juillet 2022 (6 July 2022). "Législatives : Claire Guichard, suppléante de Gabriel Attal, bientôt députée des Hauts-de-Seine". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 22 February 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. "Mme Claire Guichard - Hauts-de-Seine (10e circonscription)". Assemblée nationale (in French). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  11. Léopold Audebert; Salomé Robles (28 January 2023). "Une députée Renaissance critiquée pour ses propos sur les "mères qui choisissent" d'être AESH". BFM TV.
  12. "Rachida Dati "assume" avoir qualifié la macronie de "parti de traîtres"". BFMTV (in French). Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  13. Lecach, Marianne (2 January 2023). "Une élue Renaissance au centre d'une polémique après avoir déclaré que des "mères choisissent" d'être AESH". Le Journal du dimanche.
  14. Vincendon, Salomé (28 January 2023). "La députée de la majorité Claire Guichard présente ses excuses après ses propos sur les AESH". BFM TV. BFM TV.

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