Catherine_Fournier_(French_politician)

Catherine Fournier (French politician)

Catherine Fournier (French politician)

French politician (1955–2021)

Not to be confused with Catherine Fournier (Canadian politician).

Catherine Fournier (16 September 1955 – 7 December 2021) was a French politician.[1]

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Biography

Fournier began serving as mayor of Fréthun in 1995. She served as General Councilor of the Canton of Calais-Nord-Ouest from 2006 to 2008. She was then elected to the Regional Council of Hauts-de-France in 2016.[2] She also served as Vice-President of the Communauté de communes du sud-ouest du Calaisis [fr],[3] as well as of Grand Calais Terres et Mers.[4]

On 24 September 2017, Fournier was elected to the Senate.[5] Therefore, she was forced to resign as mayor of Fréthun and was succeeded by Guy Heddebaux.[6] As a senator, she invited yellow vest protestor Éric Drouet [fr] to the Senate to discuss the privatization of Groupe ADP and Française des Jeux. However, the meeting was cancelled.[7]

Catherine Fournier died on 7 December 2021, at the age of 66.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    "Pas-de-Calais: Catherine Fournier (LR), maire de Fréthun". Maville (in French). Pas-de-Calais. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  2. [2]
    "FOURNIER Catherine". Région Hauts-de-France (in French).
  3. [3]
    "Catherine FOURNIER". Union des démocrates et indépendants (in French). Archived from the original on 7 November 2017.
  4. [4]
    "Le bureau communautaire". Grand Calais Terres et Mers (in French). Archived from the original on 16 July 2017.
  5. [5]
    "Résultats des élections sénatoriales 2017". Ministère de l'Intérieur (in French).
  6. [6]
    "FRÉTHUN : Guy Heddebaux remplace Catherine Fournier dans le fauteuil de maire". La Voix du Nord (in French). Fréthun. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  7. [7]
    Lepoivre, Ambre (9 April 2019). "Gilets jaunes: Eric Drouet n'ira pas au Sénat". BFM TV (in French). Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  8. [8]
    "Catherine Fournier, sénatrice centriste du Pas-de-Calais, est décédée". Le Figaro (in French). 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
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