Annie Genevard
Annie Genevard is a French politician serving as the member of the National Assembly for the fifth constituency of Doubs since 2012. A teacher by occupation, she was Mayor of Morteau from 2002 until 2017. Genevard also served as Secretary-General of The Republicans from 2017 to 2019 under the leadership of Laurent Wauquiez and Jean Leonetti.Family
A native of Audincourt, Genevard is the daughter of Irène Tharin, who served in the National Assembly from 2002 to 2007, representing the fourth constituency of Doubs as a member of the Union for a Popular Movement, which would be renamed The Republicans in 2015. She also was Mayor of Seloncourt from 1993 until 2015.In the 2016 The Republicans primary ahead of the 2017 presidential election, she endorsed François Fillon as the party's candidate for President of France. Genevard has been a member of the National Assembly since the 2012 legislative election, when she succeeded Jean-Marie Binetruy, whom she also succeeded as Mayor of Morteau when he entered the National Assembly. She has since been one of the chamber's six vice presidents under the leadership of François de Rugy and Richard Ferrand. She also serves von the Committee on Cultural Affairs and Education. In addition to her committee assignments, she is a member of the study group on the Holy See.
In the 2017 The Republicans leadership election, Genevard endorsed Laurent Wauquiez as party president. Following his election, she was appointed as the party's secretary-general. She left the position in 2019, as newly-elected party president Christian Jacob appointed Aurélien Pradié to succeed her.
