Sophie Huet (20 January 1953 – 29 July 2017) was a French journalist. She was a

political journalist Political journalism is a broad branch of journalism that includes coverage of all aspects of politics and political science, although the term usually refers specifically to coverage of civil governments and political power. Political journ ...

for ''

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'', and the first woman to serve as the president of the Association of Parliamentary Journalists.

Early life

Sophie Huet was born on 20 January 1953 in

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Career

Huet began her career as a journalist for ''

L'Aurore ; ) was a literary, liberal, and socialist newspaper published in Paris, France, from 1897 to 1914. Its most famous headline was Émile Zola's ''J'accuse...!'' leading into his article on the Dreyfus Affair. The newspaper was published by Geo ...

'' in 1976. She covered politics in 1977 and the

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in 1978. She joined ''

'' in 1980. Huet served as the president of the Association of Parliamentary Journalists from 2006 to 2017. She was the first woman to serve in this capacity. Huet was the author of three books, one of which she co-wrote with

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. She became an officer of the

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in 2010.

Personal life and death

Huet was married twice. She first married François Montrognon de Salvert, followed by

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. Huet died on 29 July 2017 at the age of 64.

Works

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References

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