Catherine Fournier (French politician)
Catherine Fournier | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Senate of France | |
| In office 2 October 2017 – 7 December 2021 | |
| Constituency | Pas-de-Calais |
| Member of the Regional Council of Hauts-de-France | |
| In office 4 January 2016 – 7 December 2021 | |
| Mayor of Fréthun | |
| In office 1995–2017 | |
| Succeeded by | Guy Heddebaux |
| General Councilor of the Canton of Calais-Nord-Ouest | |
| In office November 2006 – September 2008 | |
| Preceded by | André Ségard |
| Succeeded by | Michel Hamy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 September 1955 Boulogne-sur-Mer, France |
| Died | 7 December 2021 (aged 66) |
| Political party | UDI |
Catherine Fournier (French pronunciation: [katʁin fuʁnje]; 16 September 1955 – 7 December 2021) was a French politician.[1]
Biography
[edit]Fournier began serving as mayor of Fréthun in 1995. She served as General Councilor of the Canton of Calais-Nord-Ouest from 2006 to 2008. She was then elected to the Regional Council of Hauts-de-France in 2016.[2] She also served as Vice-President of the Communauté de communes du sud-ouest du Calaisis,[3] as well as of Grand Calais Terres et Mers.[4]
On 24 September 2017, Fournier was elected to the Senate.[5] Therefore, she was forced to resign as mayor of Fréthun and was succeeded by Guy Heddebaux.[6] As a senator, she invited yellow vest protestor Éric Drouet to the Senate to discuss the privatization of Groupe ADP and Française des Jeux. However, the meeting was cancelled.[7]
Catherine Fournier died on 7 December 2021, at the age of 66.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Pas-de-Calais: Catherine Fournier (LR), maire de Fréthun". Maville (in French). Pas-de-Calais. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "FOURNIER Catherine". Région Hauts-de-France (in French).
- ^ "Catherine FOURNIER". Union des démocrates et indépendants (in French). Archived from the original on 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Le bureau communautaire". Grand Calais Terres et Mers (in French). Archived from the original on 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Résultats des élections sénatoriales 2017". Ministère de l'Intérieur (in French).
- ^ "FRÉTHUN : Guy Heddebaux remplace Catherine Fournier dans le fauteuil de maire". La Voix du Nord (in French). Fréthun. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ Lepoivre, Ambre (9 April 2019). "Gilets jaunes: Eric Drouet n'ira pas au Sénat". BFM TV (in French). Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Catherine Fournier, sénatrice centriste du Pas-de-Calais, est décédée". Le Figaro (in French). 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.