Sophie Huet | |
Birth Name: | Sophie Charlotte Huet |
Birth Date: | 20 January 1953 |
Birth Place: | 8th arrondissement of Paris, France |
Death Place: | Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
Occupation: | Journalist |
Spouse: | François de Salvert |
Employer: | Le Figaro |
Sophie Huet (20 January 1953 – 29 July 2017) was a French journalist. She was a political journalist for Le Figaro, and the first woman to serve as the president of the Association of Parliamentary Journalists.
Sophie Huet was born on 20 January 1953 in Paris.[1] [2]
Huet began her career as a journalist for L'Aurore in 1976.[1] [2] She covered politics in 1977 and the French Parliament in 1978.[1] [2] She joined Le Figaro in 1980.[1] [2]
Huet served as the president of the Association of Parliamentary Journalists from 2006 to 2017.[1] [2] She was the first woman to serve in this capacity.[1] [2]
Huet was the author of three books, one of which she co-wrote with Philippe Langenieux-Villard. She became an officer of the Legion of Honour in 2010.[3]
Huet was married twice. She first married François Montrognon de Salvert, followed by Lucien Neuwirth.[2]
Huet died on 29 July 2017 at the age of 64.[1] [2]