Valérie Boyer
| Valérie Boyer | |
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| Member of the French National Assembly for Bouches-du-Rhône | |
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Assumed office June 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Roland Blum |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
11 June 1962 Bourges, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Political party | UMP |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po Aix |
Valérie Boyer (born 1962) is a French politician. She serves as a member of the National Assembly of France.[1] She represents the Bouches-du-Rhône department and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.[1]
Biography
Early life
Valérie Boyer was born on June 11, 1962 in Bourges, France. Her parents were born in Algeria and Tunis during French Colonial occupation.
Career
She first gathered media attention when she proposed a bill to punish advertisements which include anorexic models.[2] She proposed to fine offenders with up to 30.000 Euros.
On 22 December 2011, the National Assembly of France adopted a bill presented by Valérie Boyer, penalizing denial of the Armenian Genocide. This decision caused a controversy between France and Turkey. In the days that follow, she claimed that she had received death and rape threats. No one was actually charged with these allegations. Turkish hackers took down the French Senate’s website in order to protest her attempt. [3][4]
Personal life
She is a single mother of three children.
References
- 1 2 Office of the Secretary General (2012). "Valérie Boyer". Assemblee-nationale.fr (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ↑ French fight anorexia on the fashion pages | World news | guardian.co.uk. Guardian. Retrieved on 2012-01-23.
- ↑ EUROPE – French MP receives death threats. Hurriyetdailynews.com (2011-09-13). Retrieved on 2012-01-23.
- ↑ Turkish Hackers Target ‘Pitiful, Pathetic’ French For Armenian Genocide Vote – Worldcrunch – All News is Global. Worldcrunch (2011-12-29). Retrieved on 2012-01-23.