Laurence Rossignol
Laurence Rossignol in 2012
Vice-President of the French Senate
In office
6 October 2020 – October 2023
PresidentGérard Larcher
Preceded byDavid Assouline
Member of the French Senate
In office
18 June 2017 – 1 October 2023
ConstituencyOise
Member of the French Senate
Assumed office
1 October 2023
ConstituencyVal-de-Marne
Minister for Families, Children and Women's Rights
In office
11 February 2016 – 10 May 2017
PresidentFrançois Hollande
Prime MinisterManuel Valls
Bernard Cazeneuve
Preceded byDominique Bertinotti
Succeeded byMarlène Schiappa
Personal details
Born (1957-12-22) 22 December 1957
La Garenne-Colombes, France
Political partySocialist Party
Alma materUniversity of Burgundy
Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University

Laurence Rossignol (born 22 December 1957) is a French politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who has served as a member of the French Senate from 2011 to 2014 and again since 2017, representing Oise.[1] From 2014 to 2017, she served as Secretary of State for the Family, Senior Citizens and Autonomy in the governments of Prime Ministers Manuel Valls and Bernard Cazeneuve.[2]

Political career

Ahead of the Socialist Party's 2008 convention in Reims, Rossignol publicly endorsed Martine Aubry as candidate to succeed François Hollande at the party's leadership.[3] When Aubry took over as party leader, she became the Socialist Party’s spokesperson for environmental policy.[4] In the party's 2011 primaries, she supported Aubry as its candidate for the 2012 presidential election.

From 2014 to 2017, Rossignol served as State Secretary under the leadership of Minister of Health Marisol Touraine. During her time in office, she established the Agency for the Recovery of Unpaid Alimonies (ARIPA) to ensure the recovery of outstanding child support.[5]

Member of the Senate, 2017–present

In the Socialist Party's presidential primaries, Rossignol endorsed Manuel Valls as the party's candidate for the 2017 French presidential election.[6] At the Aubervilliers Congress in 2017, she also supported Luc Carvounas’ candidacy to lead the PS.[7]

In 2017, Rossignol was a candidate for the leadership of the Socialist group in the Senate, against Martial Bourquin and incumbent Didier Guillaume; Guillaume was eventually re-elected.[8] When Guillaume eventually retired in 2008, Rossignol lost out against Patrick Kanner in an internal vote, with 47 against 25 votes.[9]

Ahead of the 2022 presidential election, Rossignol endorsed Arnaud Montebourg as the party’s candidate to replace incumbent President Emmanuel Macron.[10]

Political positions

In 2015, Rossignol defended the government's policy of testing the bones of foreign minors to determine their age.[11]

In 2016, Rossignol caused controversy when she compared Islamic women who chose to wear veils to "negroes who were for slavery".[12] She was later reported to have apologized for the use of the word negro but stood by her comparison of veil wearing to slavery.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "ROSSIGNOL Laurence". Senate. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Décret du 9 avril 2014 relatif à la composition du Gouvernement" (in French). legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  3. ↑ Des femmes du PS lancent un appel en faveur de Martine Aubry L'Obs, 4 June 2008.
  4. ↑ L'incontournable Laurence Rossignol Le Parisien, 28 December 2008.
  5. ↑ Stéphane Kovacs (20 January 2017), Une agence contre les pensions alimentaires impayées Le Figaro.
  6. ↑ Mathilde Siraud (12 December 2016), Najat Vallaud-Belkacem rallie Manuel Valls Le Figaro.
  7. ↑ Tristan Quinault-Maupoil (11 March 2017), PS : Laurence Rossignol rallie Luc Carvounas Le Figaro.
  8. ↑ Charles Sapin (3 November 2017), La guerre couve chez les sénateurs socialistes Le Figaro.
  9. ↑ Tristan Quinault-Maupoil (23 January 2018). "Patrick Kanner élu président du groupe PS au Sénat". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  10. ↑ Pierre Lepelletier (5 November 2021), Le PS épargne pour l’instant ses sénateurs pro-Montebourg Le Figaro.
  11. ↑ Baumard, Maryline (13 May 2015). "Immigration : les députés maintiennent les tests osseux". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  12. ↑ "Laurence Rossignol compare les femmes choisissant de porter le voile aux 'nègres qui étaient pour l'esclavage'". Le Monde.fr (in French). 30 March 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  13. ↑ Andrew Callus (31 March 2016), French minister under fire for linking veil-wearing to slavery Reuters.
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