Catherine Picard

Catherine Picard (born 14 August 1952) is a French politician and anti-cultist from the French Socialist Party. She was a member of the French National Assembly from 1997 to 2002.

Catherine Picard
Catherine Picard in 2018
Member of the National Assembly for Eure's 5th constituency
In office 12 June 1997 – 19 June 2002
Preceded by	Jean-Claude Asphe
Succeeded by	Franck Gilard
Personal details
Born	(1952-08-14) 14 August 1952 (age 72) La Garenne-Colombes, France
Political party	Socialist Party

Career

Picard was elected on 1 June 1997 for the French Socialist Party and was responsible for public education. In 2001, together with centrist Senator Nicolas About, she drafted the About-Picard law.^[1]

In 2007, Picard was found guilty of slander against the Jehovah's Witnesses.^[1] In 2009, she became a Knight of the Legion of Honour.^[2]

Published works

• Fournier, Anne; Picard, Catherine (2002). Sectes, démocratie et mondialisation. Paris: Presses universitaires de France. ISBN 978-2-13-052569-1.

References

1. Eileen Barker, ed. (2010). The Centrality of Religion in Social Life. Ashgate Publishing. pp. 46–47, 60. ISBN 9781409403432.
2. "Légion d'honneur, la promotion du Nouvel An". La Croix (in French). Retrieved 17 January 2015.

External links

• Official page at National Assembly website