Valérie Fourneyron

Valérie Fourneyron ( born October 4, 1959 in Le Petit- Quevilly, Seine- Maritime) is a French politician of the Parti Socialiste ( PS), since 2008 and Mayor of Rouen since May 2012 Minister for Sport, Youth, public education and community life in the cabinet of Prime Minister Jean -Marc Ayrault.

Life

Studies, physician and local politician

After attending school Valérie Fourneyron studied medicine and graduated as Doctor of Medicine from. Later she attended training of the Collège des Economistes de la santé ( CES) in biology and sports medicine and also earned a diploma in sports traumatology. After she was Head of Department of Sports Medicine at the Ministry of Youth and Sports between 1989 and 1991, she was Medical Regionalinspektorin of Youth and Sports and worked as a sports medicine later.

Her political career began in local politics when she was elected as representative of the PS in 1995 as a member of the City Council of Rouen, where she was employed until 2004. During this time she also acted as 1998-2001 First Vice - Mayor of Rouen, and as such was responsible in particular for the areas of sport, urban policy, health and safety.

She also became involved in the Haute-Normandie region in which it was from 1998 to 2007 Vice-President of the Regional Council, first as responsible for the area of ​​sports and, most recently from 2004 to 2007 in the areas of sports, culture, youth and community life. At the same time it was between 2004 and 2008 Member of the General Council of the department of Seine- Maritime.

MP, Mayor and Minister

2007 Valérie Fourneyron was elected deputies of the National Assembly for the department of Seine- Maritime and 2012, re-elected. Its mandate rests because of their membership in the government.

Since 2008 she has been Mayor of Rouen. In this function Fourneyron committed, the delegates of the PS for sports is also the first vice president of the agglomeration Rouen as well as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the University Hospital of the University of Rouen and since 2009 Vice-President of the Supervisory Board of the Port of Rouen.

Valérie Fourneyron was appointed after the election of François Hollande as President and the appointment of Jean -Marc Ayrault as prime minister of this on 17 May 2012 Minister for Sport, Youth, public education and community life in his cabinet.