Claire O'Petit
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15 October 1949
Claire O'Petit | |
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| Member of the National Assembly for Eure's 5th constituency | |
| In office 21 June 2017 – 21 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Franck Gilard |
| Succeeded by | Timothée Houssin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Clairette O'Petit 15 October 1949 Épinay-sur-Seine, France |
| Party | PS (2000-2001) UDF MoDem (2007-2015) LREM (2017-2022) |
| Children | 1 |
| Profession | Retailer |
Clairette Hélène Marceline O'Petit (born 15 October 1949) is a French politician representing La République En Marche![1] She was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the 5th constituency of the department of Eure.[2]
Early life and education
Claire O'Petit was born in Épinay-sur-Seine, located in the department of Seine-Saint-Denis[3] where she remained during her youth. Her mother was a cook and member of the PCF, who left the party following the liberation, horrified by the fate reserved to the "shaved women" (women whose hairs were shaved in public because of suspected "horizontal collaboration" (having sex with German occupants) with the enemy), though remaining member of CGT.[4]
Incumbent of a French professional in sewing,[5] she worked most of her life as retailer, and started working at 17 until she retired.[3] She held several types of job: shoe retailer on the Champs-Élysées, dog grooming, paramedic, sales representative, washing machine retailer, commercial for household appliances, etc.[5]
Career and early political involvement
She then completed a professional training and became business manager for a paramedical company, opening a dog grooming salon at the same time in Saint-Denis in the 1990s. After demonstrating against local tax on small shop and retailers assessed excessively in comparison to neighbouring cities, she got involved in activities for defense of local commercants and craftsmen defense in local structure.[4] She chaired a retailers and craftsmen association from 1989 to her election as member of parliament.[3][6]
Media
Between 2005 and 2017, Claire O'Petit is a recurrent speaker at the French TV show Les Grandes Gueules on French channel RMC.[3] She was notably noticed for her recurrent calls during the show, regularly lambasting taxes when still in office at her association.[5][7] She intervenes on the set once or twice a week.[3] Following her election, she only intervenes few times a month as a commentator.[3]
Business and legal issues
Condemnation for mismanagement
On 2 November 2016, Claire O'Petit is condemned by the Tribunal de commerce (France) of Bobigny to "une interdiction de diriger, gérer, administrer ou contrôler directement ou indirectement toute entreprise commerciale ou artisanale […] pour une durée de cinq ans" (a five-years ban on directing, managing, administering or directly or indirectly controlling any commercial or craft enterprise), court judging her guilty of mismanagement causing bankruptcy of the ADCP company.[8] She appealed the verdict.[4]
On 19 October 2017, the Court of Appeal of Paris partially confirm the first verdict, but reimbursement of troop costs are invalidated by the court.[9]
