Martine Berthet
{{Short description|French politician (born 1961)}}
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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.{{cite web|language=fr|url=https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/faits-divers-justice/albertville-le-maire-martine-berthet-candidate-lr-aux-senatoriales-de-septembre-1500966730|title=Albertville : le maire Martine Berthet candidate LR aux sénatoriales de septembre|website=France Bleu|date=July 25, 2017 |access-date=October 22, 2019}} 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.{{cite web|language=fr|url=http://www.la-vie-nouvelle.fr/martine-berthet-maire-dalbertville-et-presidente-de-la-federation-des-maires-de-savoie/|title=Martine Berthet, maire d’Albertville et présidente de la Fédération des maires de Savoie|website=La Vie nouvelle|date=May 13, 2016|access-date=October 21, 2019|archive-url=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/|archive-date=September 6, 2019|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite news|language=fr|title=Elections sénatoriales en Savoie : Martine Berthet (LR) en tête du premier tour|publisher=France 3|date=September 24, 2017|url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/savoie/chambery/elections-senatoriales-savoie-martine-berthet-lr-tete-du-premier-tour-1334065.html|access-date=September 24, 2017}}{{cite news|language=fr|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/elections-senatoriales/artcle/2017/09/24/senatoriales-2017-en-savoie-martine-berthet-devient-la-premiere-senatrice-du-departement_5190594_5183390.html|title=En Savoie, Martine Berthet devient la première sénatrice du département|work=Le Monde|date=September 25, 2017|access-date=October 22, 2019}}
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.Emmanuel Galiero (1 October 2021), [https://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/droite-51-parlementaires-s-engagent-derriere-michel-barnier-20211001 Présidentielle 2022 : Michel Barnier engrange le soutien de 51 parlementaires de droite] Le Figaro.
References
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External links
- [https://www.nossenateurs.fr/martine-berthet Martine Berthet], NosSénateurs.fr {{in lang|fr}}
- [https://www.senat.fr/senateur/berthet_martine19575f.html Martine Berthet], French Senate official website {{in lang|fr}}
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Category:21st-century French women politicians
Category:Women mayors of places in France
Category:French senators of the Fifth Republic
Category:Women members of the Senate (France)
Category:Politicians from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Category:People from Albertville
Category:The Republicans (France) politicians
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