Caroline Parmentier (; born 16 December 1965) is a French journalist, editor, public commentator and politician. A member of the

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(RN), she was elected as the

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for the 9th constituency of the

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department in the

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Biography

Early life and journalism career

Parmentier was born on 16 December 1965 in Basses-Pyrénées and grew up in Pau. . After leaving school, she joined '' Présent'' newspaper under the direction of Jean Madiran. She was a trainee reporter but rose through the ranks of the paper to become its

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. She authored a book with her perspectives on the journalism industry in 1996. In 2014, she became a presenter and commentator on the show ''Bistro Libertés'' on TV Libertés. During her career at Présent, Parmentier was sometimes known for her forthright opinions on certain issues. She has written against abortion and has argued that the French government have sought to replace French nationals with migrants due to declining birthrates and the rise of abortion in France. In 1995, she was sentenced by the Paris Criminal Court for “racial public defamation” following an article she had written.

Political career

Parmentier suspended her journalism career in 2018 to support

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's campaigns.. During the

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she acted as

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's campaign coordinator and media strategist. For the

2022 French legislative election Legislative elections in France, Legislative elections were held in France on 12 and 19 June 2022 to elect the 577 Deputy (France), members of the 16th National Assembly (France), National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic, Fifth Republic. Th ...

, she contested Pas-de-Calais's 9th constituency in the National Assembly and won the seat in second round defeating incumbent Marguerite Deprez-Audebert.. She has also been a regional councilor in

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since 2021.

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Biography

Early life and journalism career

Political career

See also

References