Michèle Tabarot

Tabarot is the daughter of Robert Tabarot, Knight of the National Order of Merit, who was one of the leaders of the OAS in Oran,{{cite web|author=J-F.P.|url=http://www.leravi.org/spip.php?article633|title=Mes chers voisins : Michèle Tabarot , Henri Leroy |language=fr|publisher=Le Ravi |date= May 2008|accessdate=4 November 2017}} and former North African boxing champion (nicknamed "The Rock"). Her brother Philippe Tabarot is a member of the Senate.

Arrival of Algeria, the family Tabarot exiles in Alicante (Spain) to the independence of Algeria, and remains there until 1969, after the amnesty of the old ones of the OAS.

Tabarot was Vice-mayor of Pierre Bachelet, mayor RPR of Cannet from 1983 to 1995. She defeated him in the municipal elections of 1995.

Since then, Tabarot has been re-elected mayor each time since the first round, in 2001 under the liberal-democratic label, in 2008 under the UMP label (64.96% of votes), then in 2014 under the UMP label (50.45% of the votes).

Due to the limitation of the plurality of the mandates, Tabarot resigned from her position of Mayor of Cannet on 24 July 2017.{{cite web|author=NELLY NUSSBAUM|url=http://www.nicematin.com/politique/yves-pigrenet-devient-maire-du-cannet-a-la-place-de-michele-tabarot-156508|title=Yves Pigrenet devient maire du Cannet à la place de Michèle Tabarot |language=fr|publisher=Nice Matin |date= 25 July 2017|accessdate=4 November 2017}}

Tabarot's first time as a candidate for the National Assembly was a Union for French Democracy-Liberal Democracy candidate in the 1997 legislative elections in the 9th constituency of Alpes-Maritimes, but she was beaten in the first round.

Tabarot was elected member of Parliament on 16 June 2002, for the 12th Legislature (2002–2007), in the 9th constituency of Alpes-Maritimes. She was re-elected in the first round, on 10 June 2007 with 53.13% of the votes, defeating André Aschieri, ecologist and mayor of Mouans-Sartoux. From 1 July 2009 to 28 June 2012, she was a Chairperson of the Cultural and Education Affairs Committee. She was re-elected, on 17 June 2012 and she became vice-chair of the Cultural and Education Affairs Committee.

In the UMP's 2012 leadership election, Tabarot endorsed Jean-François Copé.[https://www.nouvelobs.com/politique/bataille-ump/20121017.OBS5966/cope-fillon-et-l-ump-qui-soutient-qui.html Copé, Fillon et l'UMP : qui soutient qui ?] L'Obs, 17 October 2012.

In the Republicans' 2016 presidential primaries, Tabarot endorsed Copé as the party's candidate for the office of President of France.Judith Waintraub (7 May 2016), [https://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/2016/05/07/01002-20160507ARTFIG00137-jean-francois-cope-se-qualifie-pour-la-primaire-a-droite.php Jean-François Copé se qualifie pour la primaire à droite] Le Figaro. She later served as Copé's campaign director.{{cite web|author= Judith Waintraub|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/2016/04/01/01002-20160401ARTFIG00344-cope-reinvestit-le-terrain-de-la-droite-decomplexee-pour-imposer-sa-candidature.php|title= Copé réinvestit le terrain de la droite décomplexée pour imposer sa candidature |language=fr|publisher=lefigaro.fr |date= April 2016|accessdate=4 November 2017}}

On 3 March 2017, in the context of the Fillon affair, she gave up supporting candidate François Fillon LR in the presidential election and asked for his replacement by Alain Juppé.{{cite web|author= Michèle TABAROT|url=http://micheletabarot.fr/index.php/actualites-a-la-une/141-michele-tabarot-demande-a-francois-fillon-de-retirer-sa-candidature#igLuyK1JITjEMgHm.97|title= Michèle Tabarot demande à François Fillon de retirer sa candidature |language=fr|publisher=Michèle TABAROT.fr |date= 2 March 2017|accessdate=4 November 2017}}

Tabarot was re-elected in the 2017 French legislative election.{{cite web|author= @annelehars|url=http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/provence-alpes-cote-d-azur/alpes-maritimes/cannes/legislatives-au-cannet-qui-entre-mtabarot-dfillebeen-remportera-9e-circonscription-1277027.html|title= LEGISLATIVES au CANNET – Michèle Tabarot réélue dans la 9e circonscription |language=fr|publisher=france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr |date= 18 June 2017|accessdate=4 November 2017}} She sits on the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Committee on European Affairs. In addition to her committee assignments, she serves as Vice-President of the France-India Friendship Group{{Cite web|url=http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/instances/fiche/OMC_PO733617 |title=Composition du groupe d'amitié France-Inde |work=National Assembly |language=French}} in National Assembly.{{Cite web|url=http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/15/autres-commissions/commission-des-affaires-europeennes/(block)/41368 |title=Commission des affaires européennes |accessdate=4 November 2017 |work=National Assembly |language=French}} Since 2022, she has also been part of the French delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, where she serves on the Political Committee, the Sub-Committee on NATO Partnerships, the Sub-Committee on Transatlantic Relations and the Mediterranean and Middle East Special Group.[https://www.nato-pa.int/members/tabarot-michele Michèle Tabarot] NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

In the Republicans’ 2017 leadership election, Tabarot endorsed Laurent Wauquiez as chairman.Ludovic Vigogne (11 October 2017), [https://www.lopinion.fr/edition/politique/liste-136-parrains-laurent-wauquiez-135723 La liste des 136 parrains de Laurent Wauquiez] L'Opinion.

Following Christian Jacob’ s election as LR chairman, Tabarot announced her candidacy to succeed him as leader of the party's parliamentary group. In an internal vote in November 2019, she eventually came in third out of six candidates; the position went to Damien Abad instead.Ludovic Vigogne (6 November 2019), [https://www.lopinion.fr/edition/politique/a-l-assemblee-damien-abad-devient-nouveau-patron-deputes-lr-202371 Couronnement: A l'Assemblée, Damien Abad devient le nouveau patron des députés LR] L'Opinion.

In the run-up to the Republicans’ 2022 convention, Tabarot endorsed Éric Ciotti as the party's chairman.Ludovic Vigogne (18 October 2022), [https://www.lopinion.fr/politique/presidence-de-lr-qui-soutient-ciotti-pradie-et-retailleau-chez-les-deputes Présidence de LR: qui soutient Ciotti, Pradié et Retailleau chez les députés] L'Obs.

In July 2019, Tabarot voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union's Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), [https://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2019/07/24/ceta-qui-a-vote-quoi-parmi-les-deputes_5493039_4355770.html CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés] Le Monde.

In 2020, Tabarot co-authored (along with Jacques Maire) a parliamentary report recommending tighter parliamentary oversight of government decisions on arms exports.Elise Vincent (17 November 2020), [https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2020/11/17/deux-deputes-reclament-un-droit-de-regard-permanent-sur-les-exportations-d-armes_6060113_823448.html Deux députés réclament un droit de regard permanent sur les exportations d'armes] Le Monde.

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