Natacha Bouchart

Natacha Bouchart (born 29 May 1963) is a French politician of the Republicans (LR) and formerly Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).[1]

Natacha Bouchart
Bouchart in 2014.
Mayor of Calais
Assumed office
16 March 2008
Preceded byJacky Hénin
Member of the French Senate for
Pas-de-Calais
In office
2011–2016
Succeeded byJean-François Rapin
Personal details
Born (1963-05-29) 29 May 1963
Lens, France
NationalityFrench
Political partyThe Republicans
Calais coat of arms

Life and career

Bouchart was born at Lens. She has served as Mayor of Calais since 2008 and was elected to represent Pas-de-Calais in the French Senate in 2011.[2]

Ahead of the Republicans' 2016 presidential primary, Bouchart endorsed Nicolas Sarkozy as the party's candidate for the 2017 French presidential election.[3]

Ahead of the 2022 presidential elections, Bouchart publicly declared her support for incumbent Emmanuel Macron and criticized the Republicans’ candidate Valérie Pécresse.[4][5]

References
  1. "Natacha Bouchart". Natacha Bouchart. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  2. "Anciens sénateurs Vème République : BOUCHART Natacha". Senat.fr. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  3. Tristan Quinault-Maupoil (9 September 2016), Primaire à droite : la maire de Calais Natacha Bouchart soutient Nicolas Sarkozy Le Figaro.
  4. Marion Mourgue (11 February 2022), Natacha Bouchart, maire LR de Calais : «Je souhaite qu'Emmanuel Macron soit réélu» Le Figaro.
  5. Defections sap conservative contender Pécresse in French presidential race France 24, 11 February 2022.
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