13 Facts About Nicole Belloubet

Nicole Belloubet was born on 15 June 1955 and is a French jurist and politician who served as Minister of National Education in the government of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal in 2024.

Nicole Belloubet previously served on the Constitutional Council, to which she was appointed in 2013 by Jean-Pierre Bel, President of the Senate.

Nicole Belloubet was born to an engineer from a modest farming family and the manager of a small Parisian hotel.

Nicole Belloubet began her career in teaching before becoming, at the age of 42, rector of the University of Limoges.

Nicole Belloubet served in that office between 1997 and 2000 before becoming rector of the Academy of Toulouse until 2005.

From 2000 to 2005, Nicole Belloubet chaired the French government's Inter-Ministerial Steering Committee for the Promotion of Gender Equality in the Education System.

Nicole Belloubet has written on secularism and co-education in schools.

In parallel to her teaching, Nicole Belloubet later pursued a career in local politics, in particular as first deputy to the Socialist Mayor of Toulouse, Pierre Cohen, between 2008 and 2010.

On 12 February 2013, Nicole Belloubet was appointed by Jean-Pierre Bel, President of the Senate, to serve on the Constitutional Council for a nine-year term, succeeding Jacqueline de Guillenchmidt.

Nicole Belloubet became the first woman professor of law appointed to the Constitutional Council, and the seventh female member of the institution.

Nicole Belloubet was scrutinised for having erroneously said that insulting religion is against "freedom of conscience" in French law.

When she joined the government in June 2017, Nicole Belloubet omitted to declare part of her shares in several real estate assets, including a house in Aveyron and two apartments in Paris.

Nicole Belloubet was married Pierre-Laurent Frier, professor of public law at the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, until his death in 2005.