1. Roselyne Bachelot was a member of the Union for a Popular Movement, which was part of the European People's Party.
18 Facts About Roselyne Bachelot
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Roselyne Bachelot has a brother, Jean-Yves Narquin, who ran for the European Parliament as a member of the National Front in 2015.
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From 1988 until 2002 and again in 2007, Bachelot was a member of the National Assembly, representing Maine-et-Loire's 1st constituency.
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From 2004 until 2007, Roselyne Bachelot served as a Member of the European Parliament for the west of France.
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Roselyne Bachelot was a member of the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.
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Roselyne Bachelot was a substitute on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, a member of the delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council, and a substitute for the delegation for relations with Israel.
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From 2007 until 2010, Roselyne Bachelot served as French Minister for Health and Sports.
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Roselyne Bachelot notably issued a warning against excessive mobile phone use, especially by children.
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Roselyne Bachelot encouraged the National Assembly of France to change the legal age to purchase alcohol in France from 16 to 18; the new law took effect in July 2009.
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Roselyne Bachelot later canceled over half the flu vaccines ordered to combat the virus, in an effort to head off criticism after reserving too many shots.
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In June 2010, Roselyne Bachelot made headlines when she reduced some players of the France national football team to tears after the French players protested by refusing to practice in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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In November 2010, Roselyne Bachelot was appointed Minister of Social Affairs alongside Marie-Anne Montchamp and Claude Greff in the third Francois Fillon government.
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Roselyne Bachelot announced that she would support former Prime Minister Francois Fillon for the Presidency of the Union for a Popular Movement.
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From 2012, Roselyne Bachelot was a contributor in the French adaptation of The View alongside to former evening news anchor Laurence Ferrari and others.
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On 6 July 2020, Roselyne Bachelot was appointed Minister of Culture in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex, under the Presidency of Emmanuel Macron.
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Roselyne Bachelot worked on a 2021 agreement with Benin's President Patrice Talon on the return of 26 artworks seized by France in the 19th century from the Royal Palaces of Abomey.
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Roselyne Bachelot is a long-time supporter of same-sex marriage, and defied her party by speaking on the Assembly floor in favor of passing the PACs in 1999.
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On 20 March 2021, Roselyne Bachelot tested positive for COVID-19.