Françoise Cartron (born 27 March 1949) is a member of the

Senate of France The Senate (french: Sénat, ) is the upper house of the French Parliament, with the lower house being the National Assembly, the two houses constituting the legislature of France. The French Senate is made up of 348 senators (''sénateurs'' a ...

, representing the Gironde department. She is a member of the

Socialist Party Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what "socialism" means. Statistically, most of t ...

. Before being elected as a member of the senate on 21 September 2008, Cartron was a primary school headteacher. She is also the mayor of Artigues-près-Bordeaux, a vice-president of the Aquitaine Regional Council and of the

Urban Community of Bordeaux Urban means "related to a city". In that sense, the term may refer to: * Urban area, geographical area distinct from rural areas * Urban culture, the culture of towns and cities Urban may also refer to: General * Urban (name), a list of people ...

References

Page on the Senate website
1949 births Living people Socialist Party (France) politicians French senators of the Fifth Republic Women members of the Senate (France) Women mayors of places in France Senators of Gironde {{France-politician-Socialist-stub