Manon Bouquin (born 2 June 1992) is a French politician of the

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. She was elected member of the

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for

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Biography

Bouquin was born in

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in 1992. She studied at the Sorbonne with the aim of becoming a history teacher. During her studies, she was active in the Student Cockade student union and was opposed to

François Fillon François Charles Amand Fillon (; born 4 March 1954) is a French retired politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 2007 to 2012 under President Nicolas Sarkozy. He was the nominee of The Republicans (previously known as the Union ...

's proposals for the French healthcare system. In 2018, she became a member of the national council of the National Rally and began working as an parliamentary assistant to France Jamet in the European Parliament and then as an attaché for Aurélien Lopez-Liguori. Bouquin contested Hérault's 4th constituency during the

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but was defeated by

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of NUPES in the second round of voting. She contested the same seat in 2024 and was successful at winning. In September 2024, she joined the executive office of the National Rally group and became its vice-president in charge of relations with the

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group. In March 2025, her Paris apartment on the

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in a building owned by the National Assembly for elected representatives was burgled by former MP Eva Son-Forget. According to several sources, Son-Forget emptied the minibar and stole dresses belonging to Bouquin before fleeing the scene pursued by the security service. A preliminary investigation opened by the Paris prosecutor's office for "theft" and "violation of domicile."

References

1992 births Living people Deputies of the 17th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic National Rally politicians Members of Parliament for Hérault Women members of the National Assembly (France) 21st-century French women politicians {{France-politician-stub