Christine Boutin
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Christine Boutin (French pronunciation: [kʁistin butɛ̃], born 6 February 1944) is a French former politician leading the small French Christian Democratic Party. She served as a member of the French National Assembly representing Yvelines, from 1986 until 2007, when she was appointed Minister of Housing and Urban Development by President Nicolas Sarkozy. She was a candidate in the 2002 French presidential election, in which she scored 1.19% on the first round of balloting.[1]
Christine Boutin | |
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President of the Christian Democratic Party | |
In office 20 June 2009 – 10 July 2013 | |
Succeeded by | Jean-Frédéric Poisson |
Minister of Housing and Urban Development | |
In office 18 May 2007 – 23 June 2009 | |
President | Nicolas Sarkozy |
Prime Minister | François Fillon |
Preceded by | Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet |
Succeeded by | Jean-Louis Borloo |
Member of the National Assembly for Yvelines | |
In office 2 April 1986 – 19 July 2007 | |
Succeeded by | Jean-Frédéric Poisson |
Personal details | |
Born | Christine Martin (1944-02-06) 6 February 1944 (age 80) Levroux, France |
Political party | Reconquête (2022–present) |
Other political affiliations | Christian Democratic Party (till 2022) |
Spouse |
Louis Boutin (m. 1967) |
Children | 3 |
Boutin was the leader of the Christian Democratic Party (Parti Chrétien-démocrate), a socially conservative Christian-democratic party, which is associated with the greater UMP union party. She is best known for her very vocal opposition to civil unions in 1998 and same-sex marriage later on.
In a judgement dated 18 December 2015 the correctional court of Paris condemned Boutin to a fine of €5000 and €2000 for legal damages for having said that homosexuality was an abomination. The verdict is being appealed.[2]
She announced on 21 October 2017 that she was leaving politics, resigning as departmental councillor for Yvelines.[3]