Geneviève Gaillard, is a French veterinary doctor, politician, member of the French Socialist Party, Socialist Party Deputy for Deux-Sèvres and, since 2008, Mayor of Niort.
Background
Daughter of René Gaillard (1918–1985) who was also Mayor of Niort, Geneviève Gaillard graduated from the École nationale vétérinaire de Toulouse (Toulouse National Veterinary College) in 1972, and obtained a Drug Enforcement Administration (post-graduate qualification) in microbe ecology in 1983.
Education
École nationale vétérinaire de Toulouse.
Career
Her career as a vet continued until 1989, when she became a City Councillor for Niort. Gaillard is also Vice-President of the French Socialist Party, charged with the environment and social policy. She is noted for her pro-environmental stance.
