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French politician (born 1953)
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Brigitte Barèges
Brigitte Barèges in 2009
Mayor of Montauban
In office
22 December 2021 – 19 August 2024
Preceded byAxel de Labriolle
Succeeded byMarie-Claude Berly
In office
24 March 2001 – 9 February 2021
Preceded byRoland Garrigues
Succeeded byAxel de Labriolle
Member of the National Assembly
for Tarn-et-Garonne's 1st constituency
Incumbent
Assumed office
18 July 2024
Preceded byValérie Rabault
In office
19 June 2002 – 12 June 2012
Preceded byRoland Garrigues
Succeeded byValérie Rabault
Personal details
BornBrigitte Taurines
(1953-05-01) 1 May 1953 (age 71)
Toulouse, France
Political partyUnion of the Right for the Republic (2024–present)
Other political
affiliations		Rally for the Republic (1993–2002)
Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015)
The Republicans (2015–2024)
Children3
OccupationPolitician, lawyer

Brigitte Barèges (French: [bʁiʒit baʁɛʒ]; born 1 May 1953) is a French politician and lawyer who has been a member of the National Assembly since 2024, representing Tarn-et-Garonne's 1st constituency. She is a member of the Union of the Right for the Republic (UDR).

From March 2001 to February 2021 and again from December 2021 to August 2024, she worked as the mayor of Montauban.

Controversies and legal issues

Barèges sparked a controversy when she voiced brusque opposition to proposals for legalized same-sex marriage: "Why not let people marry animals, too?" Barèges sparked a controversy when she described a black person of her party as "humain stain". Barèges was punished by French courts because she refused to celebrate the wedding of a foreign couple.

On 17 February 2014, the prosecutor announces that it will conduct an investigation for embezzlement of public funds. Despite this challenge on the judicial front, on 30 March 2014, Barèges won the municipal elections in Montauban for a third term. During the summer of 2014, CNCCFP rejects the accounts for the municipal elections. On 21 October 2014, following the rejection of her campaign accounts, Barèges was condemned to one year of ineligibility and non-reimbursement of campaign expenses by the Administrative Court of Toulouse. The court mentioned the use of municipality funds to fund an illegal advertising campaign during the election.

On 9 February 2021, she was condemned to an 18 months prison suspended sentence, a 15 000 € fine and five years of ineligibility with immediate effect. On appeal, in December 14, 2021, she was acquitted of the charges against her . While the public prosecutor's office decided not to appeal her acquittal, Brigitte Barèges was re-elected mayor of Montauban on December 22, 2021, following the resignation of Axel de Labriolle.

References

  1. "Figure de la droite en Occitanie, Brigitte Baregès quitte Les Républicains… pour le parti d'Éric Ciotti". actu.fr (in French). 2024-09-30. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  2. Office of the Secretary General (2012). "Brigitte Barèges". Assemblee-nationale.fr (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  3. "Mariage homosexuel: Et pourquoi pas des unions avec des animaux?". Francesoir.fr (in French). France Soir. 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  4. "La blague douteuse de Brigitte Barèges" (in French). Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  5. "Une maire UMP condamnée pour refus de mariage" (in French). Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  6. "Brigitte Barèges, maire UMP de Montauban, déclarée inéligible pour un an" [Brigitte Barèges, UMP mayor of Montauban, declared ineligible for one year]. lemonde.fr (in French). Le Monde. 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  7. Lebrun, Olivier; Danyel, Pascale (9 February 2021). "Brigitte Barèges condamnée à cinq ans d'inéligibilité n'est plus maire de Montauban". France Bleu Occitanie. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  8. "Relaxée, Brigitte Barèges peut redevenir maire de Montauban - France Bleu". ici par France Bleu et France 3 (in French). 2021-12-14. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  9. "Brigitte Barèges relaxée : pas de pourvoi en cassation du parquet". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-07.

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