Ségolène Royal

Marie-Segolene 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 Francois 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.
Bibliography
Royal is the author unless otherwise noted.
Le Printemps des grands-parents : la nouvelle alliance des ages (Paris : Cogite-R. Laffont, 1987) , (Paris : France Loisirs, 1988) , (Paris : Presses pocket, 1989) .
Le Ras-le-bol des bebes zappeurs (Paris : R. Laffont, 1989) , cover "Tele-massacre, l'overdose?", subjects: Television et enfants, Violence--A la television.
Pays, paysans, paysages (Paris : R. Laffont, 1993) , subject(s): Environnement--Protection--France ; Politique de l'environnement--France ; Developpement rural--France.
France. Ministere de l'environnement (1991-1997) Segolene Royal, une annee d'actions pour la planete : avril 1992 - mars 1993 (Paris : Ministere de l'environnement, ca 1993), subject(s): Politique de l'environnement--France.
France. Assemblee nationale (1958-) Commission des affaires etrangeres Rapport d'information sur les suites de la Conference de Rio / presente par M. Roland Nungesser et Mme Segolene Royal (Paris : Assemblee nationale, 1994) , subject(s): Developpement durable ; Conference des Nations unies sur l'environnement et le developpement.
La verite d'une femme (Paris : Stock, 1996) , subject(s): Pratiques politiques--France--1970-.
Laguerre, Christian Ecole, informatique et nouveaux comportements pref. de Segolene Royal (Paris ; Montreal (Quebec) : Ed. l'Harmattan, 1999) , subject(s): Informatique--Aspect social ; Education et informatique ; Ordinateurs et enfants.
Sassier, Monique Construire la mediation familiale : arguments et propositions preface by Segolene Royal (Paris : Dunod, 2001) .
Amar, Cecile and Hassoux, Didier Segolene et Francois ([Paris] : Prive, impr. 2005) , subject(s): Royal, Segolene (1953-) -- Biographies ; Hollande, Francois (1954-) -- Biographies.
Bernard, Daniel Madame Royal ([Paris] : Jacob-Duvernet, impr. 2005) , subject(s): Royal, Segolene (1953-) -- Biographies ; France--Politique et gouvernement--1958-.
Desir d'avenir ([Paris] : Flammarion, [forthcoming, March 2006]) .
Malouines-Me La Madone et le Culbuto - Ou l'Inlassable Ambition de Segolene Royal et Francois Hollande ([Paris] : Fayard, [forthcoming, April 5 2006]), series: LITT.GENE, .
References
Other websites
Segolene Royal's official page at the French National Assembly (French)
Segolene Royal's official campaign site for the 2007 presidential elections (French)
Philippe Alexandre, "Segolene in a State of Grace," Paris Match (Oct. 5-11, 2006), pp. 54-55 (translation)
BBC: Profile: Segolene Royal
Spiegel Segolene Royal Could Soon Become France's Next President
A left wing comment on Royal's selection
The irresistible rise of Segolene 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
1953 births
Living people
Government ministers of France
Socialist Party (France) politicians
People from Dakar