Sylviane Noël (born 27 January 1978 in Bonneville, Haute-Savoie) is a French politician. She has served as a member of the Senate of France since 2018, representing the Haute-Savoie department. Noël is the first woman to represent the department in the Senate.[1] She is a member of The Republicans.
Sylviane Noël | |
|---|---|
| Member of the French Senate for Haute-Savoie | |
| Assumed office 7 August 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Claude Carle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 January 1978 Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, France |
| Political party | The Republicans |
| Profession | Parliamentary Attaché |
Political career
In 2008, Noël won election as the mayor of the commune of Nancy-sur-Cluses. She was re-elected to the post in 2014.
In 2012, Noël was a deputy to Georges Morand, who ran for the National Assembly with the UMP. Noël and Morand were sanctioned by the UMP for running against the party's preferred candidate Sophie Dion.[2] Senator Jean-Claude Carle placed her second on his list in the 2014 French Senate election; but the list took just under 30 percent of the vote, not enough to win a second seat for the list.[3][4]
Senator Carle resigned his seat in June 2018 and announced that he would hand over the seat to Noël, who became the first woman Senator from Haute-Savoie.[1][5]
Political positions
Ahead of the 2022 presidential elections, Noël publicly declared her support for Michel Barnier as the Republicans’ candidate.[6]