Ségolène Royal
Ségolène Royal | |
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| President of the Regional Council of Poitou-Charentes | |
| Assumed office 30 March 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Élisabeth Morin |
| Minister of the Environment and Way of Life | |
| In office 2 April 1992 – 29 March 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Bérégovoy |
| Preceded by | Brice Lalonde |
| Succeeded by | Michel Barnier |
| Deputy of the National Assembly for Deux-Sèvres' 2nd constituency | |
| In office 19 June 2002 – 19 June 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Pierre Marché |
| Succeeded by | Delphine Batho |
| In office 2 April 1993 – 4 July 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Pierre Marché |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Pierre Marché |
| In office 23 June 1988 – 2 May 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Proportional representation |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Pierre Marché |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marie-Ségolène Royal 22 September 1953 Dakar, French West Africa |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Domestic partner | François Hollande (1978–2007) |
| Alma mater | Nancy 2 University Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris École nationale d'administration |
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| Website | Ségolène Royal Désirs d'Avenir |
Marie-Ségolène Royal (born September 22, 1953 in Dakar, French West Africa, now Senegal) is a French politician. She is the president of the Poitou-Charentes region, a member of the National Assembly and a prominent member of the Socialist Party in France. She was the Socialist Party's candidate for the 2007 French presidential election but lost to Nicolas Sarkozy. She was the partner of former President of France François Hollande from 1978 until 2007.
She is known for her admiration for some "Third Way" policies, for her controversial insistence on law and order issues and for her support of devolution and participatory democracy.
Bibliography
[change | change source]Royal is the author unless otherwise noted.
- Le Printemps des grands-parents : la nouvelle alliance des âges (Paris : Cogite-R. Laffont, 1987) ISBN 2-221-05314-1, (Paris : France Loisirs, 1988) ISBN 2-7242-3948-2, (Paris : Presses pocket, 1989) ISBN 2-266-02730-1.
- Le Ras-le-bol des bébés zappeurs (Paris : R. Laffont, 1989) ISBN 2-221-05826-7, cover "Télé-massacre, l'overdose?", subjects: Télévision et enfants, Violence—A la télévision.
- Pays, paysans, paysages (Paris : R. Laffont, 1993) ISBN 2-221-07046-1, subject(s): Environnement—Protection—France ; Politique de l'environnement—France ; Développement rural—France.
- France. Ministère de l'environnement (1991-1997) Ségolène Royal, une année d'actions pour la planète : avril 1992 - mars 1993 (Paris : Ministère de l'environnement, ca 1993), subject(s): Politique de l'environnement—France.
- France. Assemblée nationale (1958-) Commission des affaires étrangères Rapport d'information sur les suites de la Conférence de Rio / présenté par M. Roland Nungesser et Mme Ségolène Royal (Paris : Assemblée nationale, 1994) ISBN 2-11-087788-X, subject(s): Développement durable ; Conférence des Nations unies sur l'environnement et le développement.
- La vérité d'une femme (Paris : Stock, 1996) ISBN 2-234-04648-3, subject(s): Pratiques politiques—France—1970-.
- Laguerre, Christian École, informatique et nouveaux comportements préf. de Ségolène Royal (Paris ; Montréal (Québec) : Éd. l'Harmattan, 1999) ISBN 2-7384-7453-5, subject(s): Informatique—Aspect social ; Éducation et informatique ; Ordinateurs et enfants.
- Sassier, Monique Construire la médiation familiale : arguments et propositions preface by Ségolène Royal (Paris : Dunod, 2001) ISBN 2-10-005993-9.
- Amar, Cécile and Hassoux, Didier Ségolène et François ([Paris] : Privé, impr. 2005) ISBN 2-35076-002-2, subject(s): Royal, Ségolène (1953-) -- Biographies ; Hollande, François (1954-) -- Biographies.
- Bernard, Daniel Madame Royal ([Paris] : Jacob-Duvernet, impr. 2005) ISBN 2-84724-091-8, subject(s): Royal, Ségolène (1953-) -- Biographies ; France—Politique et gouvernement—1958-.
- Désir d'avenir ([Paris] : Flammarion, [forthcoming, March 2006]) ISBN 2-08-068805-7.
- Malouines-Me La Madone et le Culbuto - Ou l'Inlassable Ambition de Ségolène Royal et François Hollande ([Paris] : Fayard, [forthcoming, April 5 2006]), series: LITT.GENE, ISBN 2-213-62354-6.
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- Ségolène Royal's official page at the French National Assembly (French)
- Ségolène Royal's official campaign site for the 2007 presidential elections Archived 2011-02-23 at the Wayback Machine (French)
- Philippe Alexandre, "Ségolène in a State of Grace," Paris Match (Oct. 5-11, 2006), pp. 54-55 (translation) Archived 2022-11-27 at the Wayback Machine
- BBC: Profile: Ségolène Royal
- Spiegel Ségolène Royal Could Soon Become France's Next President
- A left wing comment on Royal's selection
- The irresistible rise of Ségolène Royal
- Interview with Ms. Royal in French with English translation Archived 2007-06-11 at the Wayback Machine part 2 Archived 2007-08-16 at the Wayback Machine
- French Socialists Put Woman Forward for President. Eleanor Beardsley, All Things Considered, National Public Radio. November 17, 2006.
- Letter From Europe- Round 1 Archived 2012-12-16 at Archive.today Jane Kramer, The New Yorker, April 23, 2007