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Early life and educationEdit

Bachelot was born as Roselyne Narquin on 24 December 1946 in Nevers, France.<ref name="assembly">National Assembly: Roselyne Bachelot</ref> Her father Jean Narquin, was a résistant and gaullist {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}, and her mother was Yvette Le Dû, a native from Gourin, both dentists. She has a brother, Jean-Yves Narquin, who ran for the European Parliament as a member of the National Front in 2015.<ref name="huffingtonalexandre">Alexandre Boudet, Le frère de Roselyne Bachelot candidat FN aux européennes, The Huffington Post, 22 April 2014</ref> Bachelot received a Doctorate in Pharmacy.<ref name="assembly" />

Political careerEdit

Member of the French ParliamentEdit

From 1988 until 2002 and again in 2007, Bachelot was a member of the National Assembly, representing Maine-et-Loire's 1st constituency. During that time, she served on the Committee on Cultural Affairs.<ref>Roselyne Bachelot National Assembly.</ref>

Member of the European ParliamentEdit

From 2004 until 2007, Bachelot served as a Member of the European Parliament for the west of France. She was a member of the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. She also 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.

Career in governmentEdit

From 2007 until 2010, Bachelot served as French Minister for Health and Sports. Since French ministers cannot be members of Parliament, she was forced to give up her seat in the European Parliament.

During her time in office, Bachelot implemented the planned prohibition on smoking in restaurants, bars, discos, casinos and other commercial pleasure enterprises in 2008.<ref>Elaine Sciolino (3 January 2008), Even France, Haven of Smokers, Is Clearing the Air Financial Times.</ref> She notably issued a warning against excessive mobile phone use, especially by children.<ref>Astrid Wendlandt (2 January 2008), France warns against excessive mobile phone use Reuters.</ref> Also in 2008, she publicly endorsed legislation introduced by Valérie Boyer which would have made the promotion of extreme dieting a crime punishable by up to two years in prison and a fine of some $45,000;<ref>Doreen Carvajal (15 April 2008), French legislators approve law against Web sites encouraging anorexia and bulimia International Herald Tribune.</ref> it passed the French lower house, but later failed in the Senate.<ref>Steven Erlanger (2 December 2009), Point, Shoot, Retouch and Label? The New York Times.</ref> She also 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2009, Bachelot ordered 94 million vaccines from Sanofi Pasteur, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis and Baxter International for the French Government at a cost of 869 million euros (and an option on 34 million additional vaccines in 2010) to fight against the H1N1 influenza virus; however, less than 10% of French population (about 6 million people) had been vaccinated by the end of the winter. She later canceled over half the flu vaccines ordered to combat the virus, in an effort to head off criticism after reserving too many shots.<ref>Thierry Leveque and Noelle Mennella (4 January 2010) France cancels 50 million flu shot orders Reuters.</ref>

In June 2010, 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. Domenech, head coach at the time, called the strike "an aberration, an imbecility, a stupidity without name" Monday. During a following meeting, Roselyne Bachelot said "It's your kids, our children, for whom perhaps you will no longer be heroes. It is the dreams of your partners, your friends, your fans that you have perhaps broken. You have tarnished the image of France."<ref>Template:Citation.</ref>

In November 2010, Bachelot was appointed Minister of Social Affairs alongside Marie-Anne Montchamp and Claude Greff in the third François Fillon government. She was supposed to reform the public healthcare system for elderly people, but, due to the budgetary restrictions made necessary by the 2008-2012 global recession, she had to abandon any reform project. After the victory of François Hollande at the French presidential election in 2012, she was replaced by Marisol Touraine. She announced that she would support former Prime Minister François Fillon for the Presidency of the Union for a Popular Movement.

Later careerEdit

From 2012, Bachelot was a contributor in the French adaptation of The View alongside to former evening news anchor Laurence Ferrari and others.

In March 2016, Bachelot commented on Rafael Nadal's 2012–2013 injury stating: "On sait à peu près que la fameuse blessure de Rafael Nadal qui a entraîné sept mois d’arrêt de compétition est très certainement due à un contrôle positif."<ref>Translation: "One about knows that Rafael Nadal's famous injury, which caused seven months out of competition, was very certainly due to a positive control."</ref><ref>Template:Citation.</ref> In response Nadal sued Bachelot over her comments in April 2016.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The case was won by Nadal in November 2017 with Bachelot ordered to pay him 12,000 Euros.<ref>Template:Citation.</ref>

In a 2016 op-ed published by Sunday newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche, Bachelot joined sixteen other high-profile women from across the political spectrum – including Élisabeth Guigou, Christine Lagarde, and Valérie Pécresse – in making a public vow to expose “all sexist remarks, inappropriate gestures and behaviour.”<ref>Kim Willsher (May 15, 2016) French former ministers launch attack on sexism in politics The Guardian.</ref>

On the eve of International Women's Day in 2018, Bachelot – alongside Marlène Schiappa and others – appeared in a performance of Eve Ensler's Vagina Monologues at the Bobino theater in Paris.<ref>Anne-Sylvaine Chassany (16 March 2018) Agent provocateur: Marlène Schiappa wages France's gender war Financial Times.</ref>

Return to politicsEdit

On 6 July 2020, Bachelot was appointed Minister of Culture in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex, under the Presidency of Emmanuel Macron. During her time in office, Bachelot oversaw efforts to stabilize the financial situation of museums, cinemas and theatres affected by public health measures amid the COVID-19 pandemic in France.<ref>Dominique Vidalon (11 December 2020) 'Heartbroken' French minister promises more help for theatres, museums Reuters.</ref> She also 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.<ref>Lucien Libert and Christian Lowe (9 November 2021) France officially signs over artworks taken from ex-colony Benin Reuters.</ref><ref>Victor Mallet (9 November 2021), France returns 26 looted treasures and works of art to Benin Financial Times.</ref> His ministry applies from 2022 massive cuts in funding for archaeology, in the order of -25% to -50% depending on the region.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Other activitiesEdit

French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS), Vice-President of the Board of Directors<ref>Board of Directors French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS).</ref>

Political positionsEdit

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.<ref>Thibaut Le Gal, Roselyne Bachelot sur le Pacs: "Cette bataille des idées, je l’ai finalement gagnée", 20 Minutes, 15 November 2014</ref>

In 2005, Bachelot was one of the few prominent politicians who early and publicly defended Ségolène Royal's presidential bid – the first made by a woman in French history – ahead of the 2007 elections<ref>Katrin Bennhold (30 September 2005) She thinks a woman's place is in the Elysée New York Times.</ref> and denounced the sexist comments aimed at Royal.<ref>Katrin Bennhold and Judy Dempsey (5 March 2007) Upcoming meeting highlights Merkel and Royal's differences International Herald Tribune.</ref>

In 2012, Bachelot successfully pleaded the case of two French feminist organizations – "Osez le féminisme!" ("Dare to be feminist!") and Les Chiennes de Garde (The Watchdogs) – with Prime Minister François Fillon who subsequently ordered the honorific "mademoiselle" – akin to "damsel" and the equivalent of "miss" – banished from official forms and registries across France.<ref>Scott Sayare (22 February 2012) ‘Mademoiselle’ Exits Official France Financial Times.</ref>

Personal lifeEdit

Bachelot is married to Jacques Bachelot.<ref name="huffingtonalexandre"/> Her brother-in-law, François Bachelot, served in the National Assembly from 1986 to 1988 as a member of the National Front.<ref name="huffingtonalexandre"/>

On 20 March 2021, Roselyne Bachelot tested positive for COVID-19.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On 24 March 2021, she was hospitalized but her condition was determined as "stable and not worrisome."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Political careerEdit

Governmental functions

Minister for Solidarity and Social Cohesion: 2010–2012.
Minister of Health, Youth Affairs and Sports: 2007–2010.
Minister of Environment, Ecology and Sustainable Development: 2002–2004.

Electoral mandates

European Parliament

Member of European Parliament: 2004–2007 (Became minister in 2007, and reelected member of the National Assembly of France in 2007).

National Assembly of France

Member of the National Assembly of France for Maine-et-Loire (1st constituency) : 1988–2002 (Became minister in 2002) / Reelected in 2007, but she became minister. Elected in 1988, reelected in 1993, 1997, 2002, 2007.

Regional Council

Vice-president of the Regional Council of Pays de la Loire : 2001–2004.
Regional councillor of Pays de la Loire: 1986–2007 (Resignation). Reelected in 1992, 1998, 2004.

General Council

General councillor of Maine-et-Loire: 1982–1988.

RadioEdit

Since 2014 : Les pieds dans le plat on Europe 1
Since Fall 2015 : Les Grosses Têtes on RTL

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