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Segolene Royal

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The Resume

    (September 22, 1953- )
    Birth name is Marie SégolPne Royal
    Member of France's Parti socialiste (elected presidential candidate, November 17, 2006)
    Member of staff for François Mitterrand (1982-88)
    Minister of environment (1992-93)
    Vice-minister for education (1997-2000) and family and childhood (2000-2002)
    Deputy for the Deux-SPvres region (2002- )

Why she might be annoying:

    Of the two male candidates she defeated for the Parti socialiste banner, she said ‘gazelles run faster than elephants.'
    Her opposition's blunders, particularly regarding the first-time employment contract for youth, were the biggest boost to her presidential fortunes.
    She did not marry her civil partner (the party leader), who fathered all four of her children under the PACS (civil solidarity pact).
    Until Lionel Jospin - under whom she once served - withdrew from the bid for the 2007 presidency, her status as a candidate was an uncertainty.
    Especially after visiting a Chilean slum area, her shoes were a hot topic across French television screens.
    What was so bad about using her birth name of Marie?
    She lost the French presidential election to Nicolas Sarkozy (2007).

Why she might not be annoying:

    Her father was an army colonel.
    She achieved national prominence through the promotion of Chabichou cheese — in a traditional costume.
    She routinely speaks about issues the national left wing usually doesn't touch.
    She was photographed in a turquoise bikini during a summer vacation — in her early 50s!
    Her platform includes involving citizens in the governmental process via a website run by her supporters.
    For her presidential bid, she launched an electoral campaign on the Internet at desirsdavenir.org (‘Desires for the future').

Credit: Cool It All Right?


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 73.33% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 26 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 32 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 47 Votes: 74.47% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 297 Votes: 67.34% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 87 Votes: 48.28% Annoying