Catherine Fournier | |
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Member of the Senate of France | |
In office 2 October 2017 – 7 December 2021 | |
Constituency | Pas-de-Calais |
Member of the Regional Council of Hauts-de-France | |
In office 4 January 2016 – 7 December 2021 | |
Mayor of Fréthun | |
In office 1995–2017 | |
Succeeded by | Guy Heddebaux |
General Councilor of the Canton of Calais-Nord-Ouest | |
In office November 2006 – September 2008 | |
Preceded by | André Ségard |
Succeeded by | Michel Hamy |
Personal details | |
Born | 16 September 1955 Boulogne-sur-Mer, France |
Died | 7 December 2021(2021-12-07) (aged 66) |
Political party | UDI |
Catherine Fournier (French pronunciation: [katʁin fuʁnje]; 16 September 1955 – 7 December 2021) was a French politician.
Biography
Fournier began serving as mayor of Fréthun in 1995. She served as General Councilor of the Canton of Calais-Nord-Ouest from 2006 to 2008. She was then elected to the Regional Council of Hauts-de-France in 2016. She also served as Vice-President of the Communauté de communes du sud-ouest du Calaisis [fr], as well as of Grand Calais Terres et Mers.
On 24 September 2017, Fournier was elected to the Senate. Therefore, she was forced to resign as mayor of Fréthun and was succeeded by Guy Heddebaux. As a senator, she invited yellow vest protestor Éric Drouet to the Senate to discuss the privatization of Groupe ADP and Française des Jeux. However, the meeting was cancelled.
Catherine Fournier died on 7 December 2021, at the age of 66.
References
- "Pas-de-Calais: Catherine Fournier (LR), maire de Fréthun". Maville (in French). Pas-de-Calais. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- "FOURNIER Catherine". Région Hauts-de-France (in French).
- "Catherine FOURNIER". Union des démocrates et indépendants (in French). Archived from the original on 7 November 2017.
- "Le bureau communautaire". Grand Calais Terres et Mers (in French). Archived from the original on 16 July 2017.
- "Résultats des élections sénatoriales 2017". Ministère de l'Intérieur (in French).
- "FRÉTHUN : Guy Heddebaux remplace Catherine Fournier dans le fauteuil de maire". La Voix du Nord (in French). Fréthun. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- Lepoivre, Ambre (9 April 2019). "Gilets jaunes: Eric Drouet n'ira pas au Sénat". BFM TV (in French). Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- "Catherine Fournier, sénatrice centriste du Pas-de-Calais, est décédée". Le Figaro (in French). 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.