Annie Marguerite Alice Genevard (née Tharin, 7 September 1956) is a French politician who has represented the 5th constituency of the Doubs department in the National Assembly since 2012.[1] In addition to her parliamentary service, she has been secretary-general of The Republicans (LR) under party leaders Laurent Wauquiez (2017–2019) and Éric Ciotti (2023–present).[2] From 4 July 2022 until 11 December 2022, she was the ad interim party leader following the resignation of Christian Jacob, in her role as first party vice president (French: vice-présidente déléguée), which she had held since 6 July 2021.
Annie Genevard | |
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 Genevard in 2017 | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty | |
| Assumed office 21 September 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Michel Barnier |
| Preceded by | Marc Fesneau |
| Member of the National Assembly for Doubs's 5th constituency | |
| In office 20 June 2012 – 22 October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Marie Binetruy |
| Secretary-General of The Republicans | |
| Assumed office 18 January 2023 | |
| President | Éric Ciotti |
| Preceded by | Aurélien Pradié |
| In office 13 December 2017 – 23 October 2019 | |
| President | Laurent Wauquiez |
| Preceded by | Bernard Accoyer |
| Succeeded by | Aurélien Pradié |
| Mayor of Morteau | |
| In office 20 June 2002 – 21 July 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Marie Binetruy |
| Succeeded by | Cédric Bole |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Annie Marguerite Alice Tharin 7 September 1956 Audincourt, France |
| Political party | The Republicans (2015–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Rally for the Republic (1996–2002) Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015) |
| Spouse |
Dominique Genevard (m. 1983) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent | Irène Tharin (mother) |
| Occupation | Teacher • Politician |
A teacher by occupation, Genevard was also Mayor of Morteau from 2002 until 2017.
Family
editA native of Audincourt, Genevard is the daughter of Irène Tharin, who served in the National Assembly from 2002 to 2007, representing the fourth constituency of Doubs as a member of the Union for a Popular Movement, which would be renamed The Republicans in 2015. She also was the Mayor of Seloncourt from 1993 until 2015.
Political career
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Genevard has been a member of the National Assembly since the 2012 legislative election, when she succeeded Jean-Marie Binetruy, whom she also succeeded as Mayor of Morteau when he entered the National Assembly. She has since been one of the chamber's six vice presidents under the leadership of François de Rugy (2017–2018) and Richard Ferrand (since 2018). She also serves von the Committee on Cultural Affairs and Education. In addition to her committee assignments, she is a member of the study group on the Holy See.[3]
In the 2016 The Republicans primary ahead of the 2017 presidential election, Genevard endorsed François Fillon as the party's candidate for President of France.[4]
In the party's 2017 leadership election, Genevard endorsed Laurent Wauquiez as party president.[5] Following his election, she was appointed as the party's secretary-general. She left the position in 2019, as newly elected party president Christian Jacob appointed Aurélien Pradié to succeed her.[6]
At The Republicans' national convention in December 2021, she was part of the 11-member committee which oversaw the party's selection of its candidate for the 2022 presidential elections.[7]
From July to December 2022, Genevard served as the Republicans’ interim chairwoman after the resignation of Christian Jacob.[8] She declined to run in the party's leadership election and was succeeded by Éric Ciotti in December.[9] In January 2023, Ciotti appointed her to serve again as the party's secretary-general.[10]
She was appointed minister of agriculture and food sovereignty in Michel Barnier's government on 21 September 2024.[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Bruno Jeudy (24 December 2017), Qui est Annie Genevard, bras droit de Laurent Wauquiez? Paris Match.
- ^ "Elections législatives 2017". Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ Annie Genevard National Assembly.
- ^ Ludovic Vigogne (20 April 2016), Primaire à droite: la liste des premiers soutiens parlementaires L'Opinion.
- ^ Ludovic Vigogne (11 October 2017), La liste des 136 parrains de Laurent Wauquiez L'Opinion.
- ^ Bruno Jeudy (24 December 2017), Qui est Annie Genevard, bras droit de Laurent Wauquiez? Paris Match.
- ^ Ludovic Vigogne (12 October 2021), Congrès LR: après le oui de Bertrand, les choses sérieuses commencent Les Echos.
- ^ Grégoire Poussielgue (24 August 2022), La course à la présidence de LR s'accélère L'Opinion.
- ^ Anthony Rivat (11 September 2022), [1] L'Est Républicain.
- ^ Anthony Rivat (21 January 2023), [2] L'Est Républicain.
- ^ "France's PM Barnier appoints new government in shift to right". France24. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.