Arlette Franco
French politician (1939–2010)
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Arlette Franco (1 October 1939, in Perpignan – 31 March 2010, in Canet-en-Roussillon[1]) was a member of the National Assembly of France. She represented the Pyrénées-Orientales department,[2] and was a member of the Union for a Popular Movement. She was also a vice-president of the French Swimming Federation.
Arlette Franco | |
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 Arlette Franco in 2007 | |
| Member of the National Assembly for Pyrénées-Orientales's 2nd constituency | |
| In office 19 June 2002 – 31 March 2010 | |
| Succeeded by | Fernand Siré |
| Mayor of Canet-en-Roussillon | |
| In office 20 March 1989 – 31 March 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Jacques Coupet |
| Succeeded by | Bernard Dupont |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Arlette Martinez 1 October 1939 |
| Died | 31 March 2010 (aged 70) Canet-en-Roussillon, France |
| Party | RPR UMP |
Biography
On June 19, 2002, she became a member of parliament for the 2nd constituency of the Pyrénées-Orientales, as part of the Union for a Popular Movement group. She was re-elected on June 17, 2007, with 59.78% of the votes cast in the second round. In 2007, she voted against the inclusion of the abolition of the death Capital punishment.[3]
On March 9, 2008, the list she headed won the municipal election in Canet-en-Roussillon in the first round with 63.88% of the votes cast. Vice-president of the French Swimming Federation, she was behind the installation of the first Olympic swimming pool in the Pyrénées-Orientales department. Founder of the Canet 66 Natation sports club, she saw it grow with international-level swimmers. Shortly before her death, Arlette Franco paid tribute to her friend Henri Sérandour by inaugurating the new swimming pool in Canet-en-Roussillon named after him.
She underwent surgery in 2008 for a brain tumor, the effects of which left her disabled. She died on March 31, 2010, in Canet-en-Roussillon, as a result of the disease.[4][5] She was replaced in the National Assembly by her deputy, Fernand Siré.
