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Nicole BelloubetFrench lawyer and politician
Date of Birth: 15.06.1955
Country:  France |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Academic and Political Career
- Educational Leadership
- Local and Regional Politics
- Constitutional Council
- Minister of Justice
- Retirement from Politics
- Personal Life
Early Life and Education
Nicole Belloubet was born in 1957 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. In 1978, she received a Postgraduate Diploma (DEA) in Public Law from the University of Panthéon-Assas. In 1990, she earned a doctorate in law from the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. In 1992, she obtained an agrégation in public law.
Academic and Political Career
Early CareerIn the 1980s, Belloubet joined the Socialist Party. In 1989, she ran for election to the municipal council of Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse. From the early 1990s, she taught law at the University of Paris 1 and later at the University of Évry-Val-d'Essonne.
Educational Leadership
At the age of 42, Belloubet became the head of the Limoges educational district in 1997, and then the Toulouse district in 2000. However, in 2005, she requested to be relieved of her position, citing "insufficient conviction to continue serving in the Ministry of National Education." She criticized the government's lack of funding for education and the gap between its ambitions and actions.
From 2000 to 2005, Belloubet chaired the Interministerial Committee for Gender Equality in Education. From 2008, she taught law at the Toulouse Institute of Political Studies.
Local and Regional Politics
Between 2008 and 2010, Belloubet served as deputy mayor of Toulouse under Socialist mayor Pierre Cohen. In 2010, she was elected to the regional council of Midi-Pyrénées, where she became the first vice-president.
Constitutional Council
On February 12, 2013, Socialist Senate President Jean-Pierre Bel appointed Belloubet to the Constitutional Council of France. She took office on March 14, 2013.
Minister of Justice
On June 21, 2017, Belloubet was appointed Minister of Justice in Édouard Philippe's second government.
During her tenure, she faced significant challenges, including prison guard protests, a high-profile prison escape, and the public debate over whistleblower Edward Snowden's asylum request.
In 2020, Belloubet made controversial statements regarding religious offenses, but later acknowledged the error of her initial response.
Retirement from Politics
On July 6, 2020, Belloubet was replaced as Minister of Justice by Éric Dupond-Moretti in the Castex government.
Personal Life
Nicole Belloubet was married to Professor of Public Law Pierre-Laurent Frier until his death in 2005.
