Ségolène Royal

Marie-Ségolène Royal (born September 22, 1953 in Dakar, French West Africa, now Senegal) is a French politician. She is the president of the Poitou-Charentes region, a member of the National Assembly and a prominent member of the Socialist Party in France. She was the Socialist Party's candidate for the 2007 French presidential election but lost to Nicolas Sarkozy. She was the partner of former President of France François Hollande from 1978 until 2007.

She is known for her admiration for some "Third Way" policies, for her controversial insistence on law and order issues and for her support of devolution and participatory democracy.

In July 2025, Royal pointed out the growing disenchantment of African nations with France, accused of broken promises.

 Bibliography 
Royal is the author unless otherwise noted.

 Le Printemps des grands-parents : la nouvelle alliance des âges (Paris : Cogite-R. Laffont, 1987) , (Paris : France Loisirs, 1988) , (Paris : Presses pocket, 1989) .
 Le Ras-le-bol des bébés zappeurs (Paris : R. Laffont, 1989) , cover "Télé-massacre, l'overdose?", subjects: Télévision et enfants, Violence—A la télévision.
 Pays, paysans, paysages (Paris : R. Laffont, 1993) , subject(s): Environnement—Protection—France ; Politique de l'environnement—France ; Développement rural—France.
 France. Ministère de l'environnement (1991-1997) Ségolène Royal, une année d'actions pour la planète : avril 1992 - mars 1993 (Paris : Ministère de l'environnement, ca 1993), subject(s): Politique de l'environnement—France.
 France. Assemblée nationale (1958-) Commission des affaires étrangères Rapport d'information sur les suites de la Conférence de Rio / présenté par M. Roland Nungesser et Mme Ségolène Royal (Paris : Assemblée nationale, 1994) , subject(s): Développement durable ; Conférence des Nations unies sur l'environnement et le développement.
 La vérité d'une femme (Paris : Stock, 1996) , subject(s): Pratiques politiques—France—1970-.
 Laguerre, Christian École, informatique et nouveaux comportements préf. de Ségolène Royal (Paris ; Montréal (Québec) : Éd. l'Harmattan, 1999) , subject(s): Informatique—Aspect social ; Éducation et informatique ; Ordinateurs et enfants.
 Sassier, Monique Construire la médiation familiale : arguments et propositions preface by Ségolène Royal (Paris : Dunod, 2001) .
 Amar, Cécile and Hassoux, Didier Ségolène et François ([Paris] : Privé, impr. 2005) , subject(s): Royal, Ségolène (1953-) -- Biographies ; Hollande, François (1954-) -- Biographies.
 Bernard, Daniel Madame Royal ([Paris] : Jacob-Duvernet, impr. 2005) , subject(s): Royal, Ségolène (1953-) -- Biographies ; France—Politique et gouvernement—1958-.
 Désir d'avenir ([Paris] : Flammarion, [forthcoming, March 2006]) .
 Malouines-Me La Madone et le Culbuto - Ou l'Inlassable Ambition de Ségolène Royal et François Hollande ([Paris] : Fayard, [forthcoming, April 5 2006]), series: LITT.GENE, .

 Other websites 

 Ségolène Royal's official page at the French National Assembly (French)
 Ségolène Royal's official campaign site for the 2007 presidential elections  (French)
 Philippe Alexandre, "Ségolène in a State of Grace," Paris Match (Oct. 5-11, 2006), pp. 54-55 (translation) 
 BBC: Profile: Ségolène Royal
 Spiegel Ségolène Royal Could Soon Become France's Next President
 A left wing comment on Royal's selection
 The irresistible rise of Ségolène Royal
 Interview with Ms. Royal in French with English translation  part 2 
 French Socialists Put Woman Forward for President. Eleanor Beardsley, All Things Considered, National Public Radio. November 17, 2006.
 Letter From Europe- Round 1  Jane Kramer, The New Yorker'', April 23, 2007

Category:1953 births
Category:Living people
Category:Government ministers of France
Category:Socialist Party (France) politicians
Category:People from Dakar