Micheline Jacques (born 8 October 1971) is a French Barthélemois politician. She has served in the

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for Saint Barthélemy since 1 October 2020 as a member of The Republicans (LR). Jacques is the first woman to represent Saint Barthélemy in the national Senate since the seat's creation in 2008.

Biography

Jacques is the third vice-president of Saint Barthélemy as a member of the island's

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. During the 2017 French legislative election for

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, Micheline Jacques campaigned on behalf of National Assembly candidate Claire Guion-Firmin, who won the second round with 55% of the vote to defeat the nominee from the

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party. In 2020, incumbent Senator Michel Magras of the LR declined to seek re-election. Micheline Jacques, the third vice-president of Saint Barthélemy, was the only candidate nominated to succeed Magras in the Senate. She was elected unopposed in the

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on 27 September 2020, receiving 100% of the 12 electoral votes cast. Petrus took office on 1 October 2020, becoming the first woman to represent Saint Martin in the French Senate. She sits within the LR parliamentary group.

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