Nicole Bonnefoy | |
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Member of the French Senate for Charente | |
Assumed office 1 October 2008 | |
Parliamentary group | SOC (2008—2015) SOCR (2015—2020) SEC (2020—present) |
Departmental Councillor of Charente | |
Assumed office 16 March 2008 | |
Constituency | Canton of Mansle (2008—2015) Canton of Boixe-et-Manslois (2015—present) |
Regional Councillor of Poitou-Charentes | |
In office 5 March 1998 –30 September 2008 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Saint-Flour,France | 11 August 1958
Political party | Socialist Party |
Occupation | Parliamentary assistant |
Nicole Bonnefoy (born 11 August 1958) is a member of the Senate of France,representing the Charente department. [1] She is a member of the Socialist Party.
A parliamentary assistant for Jérôme Lambert,Bonnefoy was elected Senator for Charente on 21 September 2008. She was re-elected on 28 September 2014 and 27 September 2020. [1]
During the 2015 Charente Departmental Election,Bonnefoy was elected in the Canton of Boixe-et-Manslois with Patrick Berthault. [2] Their alternates are Bernard Lacoeuille and Christine Soury. [3]
During the 2017 presidential election,she sponsored En Marche! candidate Emmanuel Macron. [4]
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