Annie Genevard

Annie Genevard
Genevard in 2017
Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty
Assumed office
21 September 2024
Prime MinisterMichel Barnier
Preceded byMarc Fesneau
Member of the National Assembly
for Doubs's 5th constituency
In office
20 June 2012 – 22 October 2024
Preceded byJean-Marie Binetruy
Secretary-General of The Republicans
Assumed office
18 January 2023
PresidentÉric Ciotti
Preceded byAurélien Pradié
In office
13 December 2017 – 23 October 2019
PresidentLaurent Wauquiez
Preceded byBernard Accoyer
Succeeded byAurélien Pradié
Mayor of Morteau
In office
20 June 2002 – 21 July 2017
Preceded byJean-Marie Binetruy
Succeeded byCédric Bole
Personal details
Born
Annie Marguerite Alice Tharin

(1956-09-07) 7 September 1956 (age 68)
Audincourt, France
Political partyThe Republicans (2015–present)
Other political
affiliations
Rally for the Republic (1996–2002)
Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015)
Spouse
Dominique Genevard
(m. 1983)
Children2
ParentIrène Tharin (mother)
OccupationTeacherPolitician

Annie Marguerite Alice Genevard (née Tharin, 7 September 1956) is a French politician who has represented the 5th constituency of the Doubs department in the National Assembly since 2012.[1] In addition to her parliamentary service, she has been secretary-general of The Republicans (LR) under party leaders Laurent Wauquiez (2017–2019) and Éric Ciotti (2023–present).[2] From 4 July 2022 until 11 December 2022, she was the ad interim party leader following the resignation of Christian Jacob, in her role as first party vice president (French: vice-présidente déléguée), which she had held since 6 July 2021.

A teacher by occupation, Genevard was also Mayor of Morteau from 2002 until 2017.

  1. ^ Bruno Jeudy (24 December 2017), Qui est Annie Genevard, bras droit de Laurent Wauquiez? Paris Match.
  2. ^ "Elections législatives 2017". Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2017.