Chantal Jouanno (; née Paul; born 12 July 1969 in Vernon,

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) is a

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who served as Minister of Sports in the

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from 14 November 2010 and 26 September 2011, succeeding to

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and being replaced by

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, before taking office as

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on 1 October 2011. She was a close ally of president Sarkozy and former president of ADEME.

Martial arts practitioner

Jouanno is a former

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champion, being a twelve-time French champion in her category. On 7 March 2010, she became karate French Team Champion together with her teammates Véronique Mesnil De Vido and Léna Pyrée.

Political career

Career in government, 2009–2011

From 21 January 2009 to 14 November 2010, Jouanno served as Minister for Ecology in the second government of

, succeeding

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. As Minister of Sports, Jouanno launched two inquiries with the

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(FFF) into allegations that the national team coach,

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, and others from the federation had discussed introducing racial quotas at training academies for young French players with dual nationality. In addition to her roles in national government, Jouanno served as regional councillor of

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from 2010 until 2017.

Member of the Senate, 2011–2017

In response to public outrage over a photo display in ''

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'' that featured under-age girls in sexy clothes and postures,

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Nora Berra commissioned Jouanno to write a report on the "hypersexualization" of children in 2011. During the

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, Jouanno suggested if she had to choose between a

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candidate and a National Front one, she would vote Socialist. This comment was interpreted by Sarkozy supporters such as Francois Fillon as being critical of Sarkozy's attempts to woo National Front supporters. In October 2012, Jouanno announced leaving the

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party to join the newly created centre-right party

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, led by

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, as vice-president. In 2013, Borloo included Jouanno in his shadow cabinet; in this capacity, she served as opposition counterpart to

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. In the Republicans' 2016 presidential primaries, Jouanno endorsed

as the center-right parties' candidate for the

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but later switched to

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. In 2017, Jouanno announced her intention to resign from active politics.

Later career

In March 2018, Jouanno became President of the

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(CNDP). In January 2019, she announced that she was stepping down from one of her roles associated with this position due to compensation issues – that of guiding the national debate in response to the gilet jaunes movement. This announcement came prior to the commencement on 15 January of the great national debate, which was initiated by

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. As of January 2019, she received 14,666 euros a month in salary, almost equal to the president's salary. Her mandate ended in 2023.Rémi Barroux (20 March 2023)
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References

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