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Valérie Pécresse
Valérie Anne Émilie Pécresse is a French politician who has been the President of the Regional Council of Île-de-France since 2015. A member of The Republicans, she previously served as Minister of Higher Education and Research from 2007 to 2011 and Minister of the Budget and Government Spokeswoman from 2011 to 2012 under Prime Minister François Fillon. Pécresse represented the 2nd constituency of…
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politics · French politician (born 1967) · politician · minister · magistrate · also Valérie Pécresse, Valerie Pecresse, Valérie Roux, Pécresse
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2026· 5 entries
20 Minutes: Incendies : Valérie Pécresse a-t-elle vraiment « fait voter le retrait d’une subvention » aux pompiers ?
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Published video “Je vous fais découvrir le futur RER B !”.
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Published video “Génération Z : comment lui donner (vraiment) sa place ? Le colloque de Libres ! en replay”.
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Le Figaro: Valérie Pécresse
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2025· 10 entries
Published video “Le nouveau RER D arrive sur la branche Melun ! #transport #pourtoi #fypシ #rerd”.
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Published video “Le plus long télécabine d’Europe a ouvert ses portes ! #fypシ #pourtoi #transport”.
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Published video “La ligne 16 du métro avance à grands pas !”.
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Published video “Découvrez le métro du futur qui vient d'arriver sur la ligne 10 !”.
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Published video “La ligne 15 du métro avance ! 🚇 #pourtoi #metro #transport #fyp”.
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Published video “Le plus grand téléphérique urbain d'Europe bientôt en Île-de-France !”.
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Published video “On a replanté un olivier en mémoire d'Ilan Halimi, tué parce que juif.”.
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Published video “Découvrez le nouveau lycée Paulette Nardal de Bezons”.
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ELLE: Valérie Pécresse coupe les subventions à l’Inter-LGBT : la Marche des fiertés en péril
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Le Monde recognised "colossal expenses" in regional investment in Île-de-France's public transport network with €22 billion allocated since Pécresse had taken office, making it the world's second-busiest after Tokyo's
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2024· 3 entries
Earned Silver Olympic Order (2024).
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Gala: Valérie Pécresse, accusée de détournement de fonds publics : la justice a tranché…
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Pécresse unveiled a new public transport ticket pricing system throughout the region regardless of distance
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2023· 1 entry
Proposed an additional line, presented as the future Line 19, in the north of Île-de-France, following calls from officials from Val-d'Oise
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2022· 6 entries
Gala: Valérie Pécresse endettée : au fait, combien lui a donné son mari Jérôme ?
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Le Parisien: Présidentielle 2022 : Valérie Pécresse a «quasiment remboursé» sa dette de 5 millions d’euros
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ELLE: Valérie Pécresse a refusé le don de 2 000 euros de Nicolas Sarkozy
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20 Minutes rated the claim “Le Leclerc d'Avignon a lancé une collecte de dons pour Valérie Pécresse.” Faux.
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Le Parisien: «Comme Valérie Pécresse, on est pugnace !» : à Neuilly-sur-Seine, l’optimisme à toute épreuve des militants
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Voici: Dernières actualités de Valérie Pécresse
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2021· 4 entries
20 Minutes rated the claim “Le slogan de campagne de Valérie Pécresse a été utilisé en 1986 par le Front national.” Vrai.
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Awarded The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (2021).
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Pécresse advocated a more restrictive approach to the issue of immigration, seeing it as a "major societal challenge"
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Career landmark: member of the regional council of Île-de-France (2021).
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2020· 3 entries
Pécresse argued for lifting restrictions on facial recognition and using artificial intelligence to fight terrorism on public transport networks
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Pécresse said she was "totally hostile" to mail-in voting to facilitate voting during the public health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in France
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Took office as a municipal councillor of Vélizy-Villacoublay
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2019· 1 entry
Pécresse announced plans to boost the number of people in the Paris region who cycle to work by investing 100 million euros in new cycle lanes and infrastructure and a subsidised electric bike rental scheme before 2021
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2018· 1 entry
Claimed: “« Dans certains quartiers on devrait avoir une circonstance aggravante qui permettrait de doubler la peine. »” — rated Faux by Le Monde.
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2017· 1 entry
Pécresse told Sunday newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche she would seek to position her grouping between those who had joined Macron's government – including Prime Minister Édouard Philippe – and those who would follow a li
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2016· 1 entry
Pécresse helped launch an initiative of corporate leaders and politicians – including Anne Hidalgo, Gérard Mestrallet and Christian Noyer – to attract business from London
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2015· 2 entries
Career landmark: member of the regional council of Île-de-France (2015–2021).
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Career landmark: President of the Regional Council of Île-de-France (2015).
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2012· 2 entries
Career landmark: member of the French National Assembly (2012–2012).
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Career landmark: member of the French National Assembly (2012–2016).
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2011· 1 entry
Career landmark: Government spokesperson of France (2011–2012).
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2009· 1 entry
The Académie de la Carpette anglaise, an organisation that opposes the spread of the English language in Francophone countries, gave Pécresse the Prix de la Carpette Anglaise ("English Doormat Prize") for having refused
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2008· 1 entry
Awarded prix de la Carpette anglaise (2008).
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2007· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the French National Assembly (2007–2007).
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2004· 2 entries
Took office as a regional councillor of Île-de-France
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Became the spokeswoman for Nicolas Sarkozy, who was then leader of the UMP
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2002· 2 entries
Awarded Young Leader of the French American Foundation (2002).
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Career landmark: member of the French National Assembly (2002–2007).
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1967· 1 entry
Born 1967-07-14.
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