Christiane Taubira
Christiane Marie Taubira (French: [kʁistjan maʁi tobiʁa]; born 2 February 1952) is a French politician who served as Minister of Justice of France in the governments of Prime Ministers Jean-Marc Ayrault and Manuel Valls under President François Hollande from 2012 until 2016. She was a member of the National Assembly of France for French Guiana from 1993 to 2012 and member of the European Parliament from 1994 to 1999.
Christiane Taubira | |
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Taubira in January 2016 | |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 16 May 2012 – 27 January 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Jean-Marc Ayrault Manuel Valls |
| Preceded by | Michel Mercier |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Jacques Urvoas |
| Regional Councillor of French Guiana | |
| In office 26 March 2010 – 31 August 2012 | |
| Member of the National Assembly for French Guiana's 1st constituency | |
| In office 2 April 1993 – 16 June 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Élie Castor |
| Succeeded by | Gabriel Serville |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 19 July 1994 – 19 July 1999 | |
| Constituency | France |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Christiane Marie Taubira 2 February 1952 Cayenne, French Guiana, France |
| Political party | Walwari |
| Other political affiliations | Radical Party of the Left |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Jean-Marie Taubira (brother) |
| Alma mater | Panthéon-Assas University Paris-Sorbonne University |
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She won the 2022 French People's Primary, winning the right to stand as a "unity left" candidate in the 2022 French presidential election. It was her second bid after the 2002 French presidential election where she failed to qualify to the second round after garnering only 2.32% of the votes in the first round. She dropped out of the race on 2 March 2022 after failing to get enough support to qualify.