Martine Berthet Explained

Martine Berthet
Office:Senator for Savoie
Term Start:24 September 2017
Birth Date:27 March 1961
Nationality:French
Party:The Republicans

Martine Berthet (born 27 March 1961) is a French politician of the Republicans (LR). She was the mayor of Albertville, Savoie between 2014 and 2017 and became a senator for Savoie in 2017.

Career

Berthet was a deputy mayor of Ugine, Savoie from 2001 to 2014.[1] She participated in the creation of the Région d'Albertville community of communes.

On 4 April 2014 she was elected mayor of Albertville by the newly elected municipal council.[2] She was the first female mayor of the city.

In the 2015 departmental elections, Berthet stood along with Hervé Gaymard in the canton of Albertville-1. They were elected with more than 61 percent of the votes.

On 24 September 2017 Berthet was elected a senator for Savoie for The Republicans party after Michel Bouvard's resignation. She was the first female senator for the Savoie department.[3] [4]

During the 2017 The Republicans leadership election, she endorsed candidate Laurent Wauquiez, who won the election. Ahead of the 2022 presidential elections, she publicly declared her support for Michel Barnier as the Republicans’ candidate.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: fr. Albertville : le maire Martine Berthet candidate LR aux sénatoriales de septembre. France Bleu. July 25, 2017 . October 22, 2019.
  2. Web site: fr. Martine Berthet, maire d’Albertville et présidente de la Fédération des maires de Savoie. La Vie nouvelle. May 13, 2016. October 21, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190906220605/http://www.la-vie-nouvelle.fr/martine-berthet-maire-dalbertville-et-presidente-de-la-federation-des-maires-de-savoie/. September 6, 2019. dead.
  3. News: fr. Elections sénatoriales en Savoie : Martine Berthet (LR) en tête du premier tour. France 3. September 24, 2017. September 24, 2017.
  4. News: fr. En Savoie, Martine Berthet devient la première sénatrice du département. Le Monde. September 25, 2017. October 22, 2019.
  5. Emmanuel Galiero (1 October 2021), Présidentielle 2022 : Michel Barnier engrange le soutien de 51 parlementaires de droite Le Figaro.