Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin | |
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Minister for Health and Sports Ministre de la Santé et des Sports |
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In office 18 May 2007 – 13 November 2010 |
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President | Nicolas Sarkozy |
Prime Minister | François Fillon |
Preceded by | Philippe Bas |
Constituency | Maine-et-Loire |
Minister for the Environment Ministre de l'Écologie et du Développement durable |
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In office 6 May 2002 – 31 March 2004 |
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President | Jacques Chirac |
Prime Minister |
Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Dominique de Villepin |
Preceded by | Yves Cochet |
Succeeded by | Serge Lepeltier |
Personal details | |
Born |
Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin 24 December 1946 Nevers, France |
Political party | UMP |
Spouse(s) | Jacques Bachelot |
Alma mater | University of Angers, France |
Profession | Pharmacist |
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.
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.
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.