Background
Nicole Ameline was born on July 4, 1952 in Saint-vaast-en-auge, Basse-Normandie, France.
Nicole Ameline was born on July 4, 1952 in Saint-vaast-en-auge, Basse-Normandie, France.
Titled a Doctor of law, specialising in the environment, she entered the office of the Minister for the Environment, Michel d'Ornano. A powerful man from Calvados, he convinced her to invest in her native department. After administrative posts at Hornfleur then on the Conseil Général du Calvados, she entered politics as deputy to Michel d'Ornano on the National Assembly of France in 1988, and took over from him on his death in 1991. In 1993, with Yves Boisseau as deputy, she was elected with a large majority in the second round on the UDF ticket. She was opposed by a National Front candidate, and on the left by Corinne Lepage, who failed to qualify for the second round. That was the start of her career/