Brigitte Bout Explained

Brigitte Bout
Office:Member of the French Senate
for Pas-de-Calais
Term Start:8 June 2002
Term End:30 September 2011
Predecessor:Jean-Paul Delevoye
Office2:Mayor of Fleurbaix
Term Start2:18 March 2001
Term End2:16 March 2008
Predecessor2:Louis Courdent
Successor2:Michel Dupont
Birth Name:Brigitte Pouille
Birth Date:26 January 1941
Birth Place:Armentières, France
Death Place:Tourcoing, France
Party:UMP

Brigitte Bout (née Pouille, 26 January 1941 – 5 February 2024) was a French politician who represented the Pas-de-Calais department in the Senate of France from 8 June 2002 to 30 September 2011. She was a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.

Life and career

Brigitte Pouille was born on 26 January 1941. Before being elected to the Senate, she worked as an engineer. Bout did not run for reelection to the Senate in 2011.[1]

Bout served as mayor of Fleurbaix from 2001 to 2008.

In 2013, Bout was named a Knight in the French Legion of Honour.[2] She died on 5 February 2024, at the age of 83.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.senat.fr/senfic/bout_brigitte02003l.html Page on the Senate website
  2. Web site: Décret du 6 avril 2012 portant promotion et nomination . legifrance.gouv.fr . fr.
  3. News: Brigitte Bout, ancienne maire de Fleurbaix et sénatrice, nous a quittés . 6 February 2024 . . 6 February 2024.