Background
She was born in Campeaux, Calvados, France.
She was born in Campeaux, Calvados, France.
University of Caen Lower Normandy.
She was the mayor of Caen (France) from 2001 to 2008. She was elected on 16 June 2002, for the 16th legislature (2002–2007), in the arrondissement of Calvados (1st). 14 March 1983 - 19 March 1989: Associated with the Mayor of Caen
18 March 1985 - 29 March 1992: Vice-president of the general Council of Calvados
20 March 1989 - 18 June 1995: Associated with the Mayor of Caen
30 March 1992 - 22 March 1998: Vice-president of the general Council of Calvados
19 March 1995 - 18 March 2001: Associated with the Mayor of Caen
6 March 1998 - 15 July 2002: Vice-president of the regional Council of Basse-Normandie (Lower Normandy)
March 2001 - March 2008: Mayor of Caen, France.
She was Caen"s first woman mayor and was defeated in March 2008 by Philippe Duron, a member of the Socialist Party. 16 June 2002 - 19 June 2007: Member of Parliament in the arrondissement of Calvados (1st).