Who is Christiane Taubira?
Who is Christiane Taubira?
Christiane Marie Taubira ( French: [kʁistjan maʁi tobiʁa]; born 2 February 1952, in Cayenne, French Guiana) is a French politician who served as Minister of Justice of France in the government of Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault under President François Hollande from 2012 until 2016.
Who is Marie-Yves Taubira?
Taubira was nominated Minister of Justice by Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, following the victory of François Hollande in the 2012 elections. At the time, she was one of the few black, female politicians within a prominent ministry in the French government.
What is Taubira famous for?
Christiane Marie Taubira ( French: [kʁistjan maʁi tobiʁa]; born 2 February 1952, in Cayenne, French Guiana) is a French politician who on 15 May 2012, was appointed Minister of Justice of France in the Ayrault Government under President François Hollande.
Why did Jean-Yves Taubira resign as French culture minister?
Taubira resigned in January 2016 after openly disagreeing with the French president’s proposal to strip French nationality from dual-citizens who are convicted of terrorism, a measure championed by Hollande in the wake of the terrorist attacks that shook Paris on 13 November.
Christiane Taubira was born on February 2, 1952 in Cayenne (French Guiana). She is a French left-wing politician and former French Justice Minister. Taubira, who used to teach economics, is the former director of the National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts of French Guiana (Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers).
Where did Marielle Taubira study economics?
She studied economics at Panthéon-Assas University, African Americans ethnology, sociology at Paris-Sorbonne University and food industry at the French Center for Agricultural Cooperation. Taubira is the sister of French politician Jean-Marie Taubira, who is Secretary General of the Guianese Progressive Party .
