Colette Privat (14 November 1925 – 7 April 2021) was a French politician. A member of the

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, she represented the

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department in the

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Biography

After earning an

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in literature in 1949, Privat began teaching at the in 1968. She then served as an assistant professor in 1978. Privat joined the

in 1946. She became the first female General Councillor of the Canton of Maromme, serving from 1967 to 2004 as she was re-elected five times. Her platform centered around

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. Privat was elected to represent Seine-Maritime's 4th constituency in the National Assembly, serving from 1967 to 1968 and again from 1978 to 1981. During the events of

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, she put forth a motion to condemn the

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regime in which she stated ""ten years after taking power ��Refusing any real dialogue, forced students, teachers, peasants, workers and unemployed youth to resort to street demonstrations of an exceptional scale." Privat was elected

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in 1977 and was re-elected continuously until 1998. During her tenure, she rebuilt the city center and expanded the commune's cultural, sporting, social, and educational facilities. She also approved the development of two industrial complexes. On 1 February 2014, Privat became a friend of ''

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'' newspaper along with Charles Silvestre,

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, ,

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, and Gérard Mordillat. Colette Privat died on 7 April 2021 at the age of 95.

References

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