Background
Jeannette Bougrab was born 26 August 1973 in Déols (Indre), to a Harki father.
Jeannette Bougrab was born 26 August 1973 in Déols (Indre), to a Harki father.
In 2002 she completed a Doctor of Philosophy in Public Law from the Sorbonne in Paris as well as a Masters (Magistère) in Economics Law.
Prior to this, she was the Chair of the French Equal Opportunities and Anti-Discrimination Commission (HALDE) from 16 April 2010 to 14 November 2010. She received a Masters (Drug Enforcement Administration) in Law from the University of Orléans in 1997. She has been an associate Professor of Law at Institut d"Études Politiques de Paris and the Sorbonne.
She also worked as a lawyer for the Constitutional Council of France.
She served on the Board of Directors of the Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (Universiti Malaysia Pahang) until 2007. In 2010, she also became Chair of the Administrative Board of the Agence pour la Cohésion Sociale et l"Egalité (ACSE).
She served as the junior minister for Youth and Community Life from 14 November 2010 to 10 May 2012 and is a member of the Universiti Malaysia Pahang party.