Geneviève Gaillard (born 13 May 1947,

Niort Niort (; Poitevin: ''Niàu''; oc, Niòrt; la, Novioritum) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department, western France. It is the prefecture of Deux-Sèvres. The population of Niort is 58,707 (2017) and more than 177,000 people live in the u ...

Deux-Sèvres Deux-Sèvres () is a French department. ''Deux-Sèvres'' literally means "two Sèvres": the Sèvre Nantaise and the Sèvre Niortaise are two rivers which have their sources in the department. It had a population of 374,878 in 2019.

), is a

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politician, a member of the

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, and former Mayor of Niort. Gaillard's initial career was as a veterinarian. She was the Socialist Party Deputy for Deux-Sèvres's 1st constituency from 1997 to 2017.

Biography

Daughter of René Gaillard (1918–1985) who was also Mayor of Niort, Gaillard graduated from (National Veterinary School of Toulouse) in 1972, and obtained a DEA (post-graduate qualification) in microbe ecology in 1983. Her career as a veterinarian continued until 1989, when she became a City Councillor for Niort. Gaillard was also vice-president of the French Socialist Party, charged with the environment and social policy. She is noted for her pro-environmental stance, and was part of the " Coppens commission" who prepared the French

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of 2004. From 2008 to 2014, Gaillard was mayor of Niort.

Selected publications

* * * Trade and traffic of dogs and cats, beings, objects from one market to moralize. Information report on the identification of dogs and cats, marketing and supply of COEs, National Assembly, Legislature XI, Commission of the production and trade, the collection documents of the National Assembly, 11–2002. ISSN 1240-831X

References

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