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{{short description|French politician}}
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| name = Christine Boutin
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| image = Christine Boutin.jpg
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| office = [[Minister of Housing and Territorial Equality (France)|French Minister of Housing and Urban Development]]
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| term_start = 2007
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| term_end = 2009
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| president = [[Nicolas Sarkozy]]
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| primeminister = [[François Fillon]]
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| predecessor = [[Jean-Louis Borloo]]
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| successor = [[Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet]]
| office2 = Member of the [[French National Assembly]] for [[Yvelines]]
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| term_start2 = 1986
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| term_end2 = 2007
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| successor2 = [[Jean-Frédéric Poisson]]
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| birth_name = Christine Martin
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|02|06|df=yes}}
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| birth_place = [[Levroux]], [[France]]
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| nationality = [[France|French]]
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| spouse = {{marriage|Louis Boutin|29 July 1967}}
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| party = [[Christian Democratic Party (France)|Christian Democratic Party]]
| religion = [[Catholicism]]
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'''Christine Boutin''' ({{IPA-fr|kʁistin butɛ̃}}, born 6 February 1944) is a French former politician leading the small French [[Christian Democratic Party (France)|Christian Democratic Party]]. She served as a member of the [[French National Assembly]] representing [[Yvelines]], from 1986 until 2007, when she was appointed [[Minister of Housing and Urban Development]] by President [[Nicolas Sarkozy]]. She was a candidate in the [[French presidential election, 2002|2002 French presidential election]], in which she scored 1.19% on the first round of balloting.<ref>[http://www.interieur.gouv.fr/sections/a_votre_service/elections/resultats/presidentielle/presidentielle-2002 Official results] from the Ministry of the Interior</ref>
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| name = Christine Boutin
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| image = Christine Boutin.jpg
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| office = President of the [[Christian Democratic Party (France)|Christian Democratic Party]]
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| term_start = 20 June 2009
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| term_end = 10 July 2013
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| successor = [[Jean-Frédéric Poisson]]
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| office2 = [[Minister of Housing (France)|Minister of Housing and Urban Development]]
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| president2 = [[Nicolas Sarkozy]]
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| primeminister2 = [[François Fillon]]
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| predecessor2 = [[Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet]]
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| successor2 = [[Jean-Louis Borloo]]
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| term_start2 = 18 May 2007
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| term_end2 = 23 June 2009
| office3 = [[Deputy (France)|Deputy]] of [[Yvelines]]'s [[Yvelines's 10th constituency|10th constituency]]
| term_start3 = 2 April 1986
| term_end3 = 19 July 2007
| successor3 = [[Jean-Frédéric Poisson]]
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| birth_name = Christine Martin
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|02|06|df=yes}}
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| birth_place = [[Levroux]], [[Vichy France|France]]
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| nationality = [[France|French]]
| party = [[Reconquête]] (2022–present)
| otherparty = [[Christian Democratic Party (France)|Christian Democratic Party]] (till 2022)
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| spouse = {{marriage|Louis Boutin|29 July 1967}}
| children = 3
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'''Christine Boutin''' ({{IPA-fr|kʁistin butɛ̃}}, born 6 February 1944) is a French former politician leading the small French [[Christian Democratic Party (France)|Christian Democratic Party]]. She served as a member of the [[French National Assembly]] representing [[Yvelines]], from 1986 until 2007, when she was appointed [[Minister of Housing (France)|Minister of Housing and Urban Development]] by [[President of France|President]] [[Nicolas Sarkozy]]. She was a candidate in the [[2002 French presidential election]], in which she scored 1.19% on the first round of balloting.<ref>[http://www.interieur.gouv.fr/sections/a_votre_service/elections/resultats/presidentielle/presidentielle-2002 Official results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516013023/http://www.interieur.gouv.fr/sections/a_votre_service/elections/resultats/presidentielle/presidentielle-2002/ |date=16 May 2012 }} from the Ministry of the Interior</ref>


Boutin is the leader of the ''[[Christian Democratic Party (France)|Christian Democratic Party]]'' (Parti Chrétien-démocrate), a [[social conservatism|socially conservative]] [[Christian Democracy|Christian-democratic]] party, which is associated with the greater [[Union for a Popular Movement|UMP]] union party. She is best known for her very vocal opposition to [[civil union]]s in 1998 and [[same-sex marriage]] later on.
Boutin was the leader of the Christian Democratic Party (Parti Chrétien-démocrate), a [[social conservatism|socially conservative]] [[Christian Democracy|Christian-democratic]] party, which is associated with the greater [[Union for a Popular Movement|UMP]] union party. She is best known for her very vocal opposition to [[Civil solidarity pact|civil union]]s in 1998 and [[same-sex marriage]] later on.


In a judgement dated December 18, 2015 the correctional court of Paris condemned Boutin to a fine of 5000 euros and 2000 euros for legal damages for having said that homosexuality was an abomination. The verdict is being appealed.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/homosexualite-christine-boutin-condamnee-pour-incitation-a-la-haine-18-12-2015-5384503.php|title = Homosexuality: Christine Boutin is condemned for incitation to hatred; is appealing|last = |first = |date = |work = |access-date = December 19, 2015|via = }}</ref>
In a judgement dated 18 December 2015 the correctional court of Paris condemned Boutin to a fine of €5000 and €2000 for legal damages for having said that homosexuality was an abomination. The verdict is being appealed.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/homosexualite-christine-boutin-condamnee-pour-incitation-a-la-haine-18-12-2015-5384503.php|title = Homosexuality: Christine Boutin is condemned for incitation to hatred; is appealing|access-date = 19 December 2015}}</ref>


She announced on 21 October 2017 that she was leaving politics, resigning as departmental councillor for Yvelines.<ref>{{cite news|title=Christine Boutin quitte la politique après quarante ans de défense du conservatisme catholique|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2017/10/21/christine-boutin-arrete-la-politique_5204240_823448.html|agency=Agence France-Presse|newspaper=Le Monde|date=21 October 2017|accessdate=22 October 2017}}</ref>
She announced on 21 October 2017 that she was leaving politics, resigning as [[Departmental council (France)|departmental councillor]] for [[Yvelines]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Christine Boutin quitte la politique après quarante ans de défense du conservatisme catholique|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2017/10/21/christine-boutin-arrete-la-politique_5204240_823448.html|agency=Agence France-Presse|newspaper=Le Monde|date=21 October 2017|accessdate=22 October 2017}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==


Boutin was born in [[Levroux]], Indre. She married her cousin Louis Boutin in 1967 with whom she had three children (the contradiction between her strong advocacy of catholic dogmas and marrying one's first cousin remaining strictly forbidden by canon law is often pointed out). She entered politics in 1977 as a city council member of the village of [[Auffargis]]. In 1980 she was elected its [[Mayor (France)|mayor]]. Boutin was elected to the National Assembly in 1986.
Boutin was born in [[Levroux]], Indre. She married her cousin Louis Boutin in 1967 with whom she had three children (the contradiction between her strong advocacy of Catholic dogmas and marrying one's first cousin remaining strictly forbidden by canon law is often pointed out<ref>{{Citation|title=SOUTIEN A CHRISTINE BOUTIN|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJaQ0X21lM4|language=en|access-date=20 October 2019}}</ref>). She entered politics in 1977 as a city council member of the village of [[Auffargis]]. In 1980 she was elected its [[Mayor (France)|mayor]]. Boutin was elected to the National Assembly in 1986.


In 1993, Boutin founded the [[anti-abortion]] NGO ''Alliance pour les droits de la vie'' (ADV) (English: ''Alliance for Human Life''), considered the largest [[anti-abortion]] organization in France.<ref>{{cite book
In 1993, Boutin founded the [[anti-abortion]] NGO ''Alliance pour les droits de la vie'' (ADV) (English: ''Alliance for Human Life''), considered the largest anti-abortion organization in France.<ref>{{cite book
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| title = Extrême France : Les mouvements frontistes, nationaux-radicaux, royalistes, catholiques traditionalistes et provie
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</ref> The same year, she became a consultant for the [[Pontifical Council for the Family]] headed by [[Alfonso Lopez-Trujillo|Cardinal Lopez-Trujillo]].
</ref> The same year, she became a consultant for the [[Pontifical Council for the Family]] headed by [[Alfonso Lopez-Trujillo|Cardinal Lopez-Trujillo]].
In 1998, Boutin became somewhat famous because of a five-hour speech in opposition to the [[PACS (civil union)|PACS]] [[domestic partnership]] plan, arguing that its adoption by the government would encourage homosexuality.<ref>[http://www.mountainpridemedia.org/oitm/issues/1998/dec98/briefs.htm] {{dead link|date=December 2012}}</ref> She held a Bible during the speech, an image which would later become associated with her.
In 1998, Boutin became somewhat famous because of a five-hour speech in opposition to the [[PACS (civil union)|PACS]] [[domestic partnership]] plan, arguing that its adoption by the government would encourage homosexuality.<ref>[http://www.mountainpridemedia.org/oitm/issues/1998/dec98/briefs.htm] {{dead link|date=December 2012}}</ref> She held a Bible during the speech, an image which would later become associated with her.


In 2002, Boutin who had been a member of the [[Union for French Democracy|UDF]] party, joined the UMP when it was founded. In a UMP rally that same year, where Boutin spoke, [[ACT UP]] Paris protested with a banner calling Boutin [[homophobic]].<ref>[http://www.rfi.fr/actufr/articles/026/article_12705.asp RFI – France: présidentielle 2002 – Du 26 janvier au 1er février]. Rfi.fr (2002-01-26). Retrieved on 2012-12-24.</ref>
In 2002, Boutin who had been a member of the [[Union for French Democracy|UDF]] party, joined the UMP when it was founded. In a UMP rally that same year, where Boutin spoke, [[ACT UP]] Paris protested with a banner calling Boutin [[homophobic]].<ref>[http://www.rfi.fr/actufr/articles/026/article_12705.asp RFI – France: présidentielle 2002 – Du 26 janvier au 1er février]. Rfi.fr (26 January 2002). Retrieved 24 December 2012.</ref>


In 2006, Boutin supported the "global license" flat-fee authorization for sharing of copyrighted files over the Internet in a heated parliamentary debate on the [[DADVSI]] law.<ref>[http://www.liberation.fr/economie/010153707-internet-la-loi-sur-les-droits-d-auteur-votee-dans-le-brouhaha copyright law voted amid turmoil], [[Libération]] (2006-07-01) {{fr icon}}</ref> She also has been an advocate for a [[guaranteed minimum income]],<ref>[http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/12/propositions/pion0748.asp Bill proposal for a minimal living income]. assemblee-nationale.fr (2003-03-25) {{fr icon}}</ref> as well as expanded [[Social situation in the French suburbs|housing rights]] (''Droit au logement'').<ref>[http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/12/propositions/pion2541.asp Law proposition on housing right]. assemblee-nationale.fr (2005-09-28) {{fr icon}}</ref> She has considered the situation of [[Human rights in France#Police abuses and detention conditions|prisons in France]] to be a scandal and has argued for a drastic reduction of inmates as well as improving their life-conditions.{{Citation needed|date=July 2007}}
In 2006, Boutin supported the "global license" flat-fee authorization for sharing of copyrighted files over the Internet in a heated parliamentary debate on the [[DADVSI]] law.<ref>[http://www.liberation.fr/economie/010153707-internet-la-loi-sur-les-droits-d-auteur-votee-dans-le-brouhaha copyright law voted amid turmoil], [[Libération]] (1 July 2006) {{in lang|fr}}</ref> She also has been an advocate for a [[guaranteed minimum income]],<ref>[http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/12/propositions/pion0748.asp Bill proposal for a minimal living income]. assemblee-nationale.fr (25 March 2003) {{in lang|fr}}</ref> as well as expanded [[Social situation in the French suburbs|housing rights]] (''Droit au logement'').<ref>[http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/12/propositions/pion2541.asp Law proposition on housing right]. assemblee-nationale.fr (28 September 2005) {{in lang|fr}}</ref> She has considered the situation of [[Human rights in France#Police abuses and detention conditions|prisons in France]] to be a scandal and has argued for a drastic reduction of inmates as well as improving their life-conditions.{{Citation needed|date=July 2007}}


In December 2006, Boutin announced that she would not be a candidate for the [[French presidential election, 2007|2007 French Presidential election]] and pledged her support for the Conservative candidate [[Nicolas Sarkozy]].<ref>[[France 2]] news (2006-12-02).</ref>
In December 2006, Boutin announced that she would not be a candidate for the [[2007 French presidential election|2007 French Presidential election]] and pledged her support for the Conservative candidate [[Nicolas Sarkozy]].<ref>[[France 2]] news (2 December 2006).</ref>


On 18 May 2007, after Sarkozy's victory in the presidential election, Boutin was named Minister of Housing and the City in the government of Prime Minister [[François Fillon]].<ref>[http://www.elysee.fr/elysee/elysee.fr/francais/interventions/2007/mai/composition_du_gouvernement.77059.html Communiqué de la Présidence de la République concernant la composition du gouvernement de M. François FILLON, Premier ministre. ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070520065627/http://www.elysee.fr/elysee/elysee.fr/francais/interventions/2007/mai/composition_du_gouvernement.77059.html |date=20 May 2007 }}, ''[[Élysée Palace]], 18 May 2007.</ref> She has taken as advisors the [[anti-abortion]] activist Christine de Chefdebien, controversial for a 1992 [[anti-abortion]] occupation of a hospital,<ref>''[[L'Humanité]]'', [https://www.humanite.fr/1992-09-04_Articles "COMMANDO-ANTI-IVG-LE-PROCUREUR COMMANDO ANTI-IVG: LE PROCUREUR DEMANDE 4 MOIS AVEC SURSIS"]. humanite.fr (1992-09-04) {{fr icon}} {{dead link|date=December 2013}}</ref> and the priest [[Jean-Marie Petitclerc]].
On 18 May 2007, after Sarkozy's victory in the presidential election, Boutin was named Minister of Housing and the City in the government of Prime Minister [[François Fillon]].<ref>[http://www.elysee.fr/elysee/elysee.fr/francais/interventions/2007/mai/composition_du_gouvernement.77059.html Communiqué de la Présidence de la République concernant la composition du gouvernement de M. François FILLON, Premier ministre. ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070520065627/http://www.elysee.fr/elysee/elysee.fr/francais/interventions/2007/mai/composition_du_gouvernement.77059.html |date=20 May 2007 }}, ''[[Élysée Palace]], 18 May 2007.</ref> She has taken as advisors the [[anti-abortion]] activist Christine de Chefdebien, controversial for a 1992 anti-abortion occupation of a hospital,<ref>''[[L'Humanité]]'', [https://www.humanite.fr/1992-09-04_Articles "COMMANDO-ANTI-IVG-LE-PROCUREUR COMMANDO ANTI-IVG: LE PROCUREUR DEMANDE 4 MOIS AVEC SURSIS"]. humanite.fr (4 September 1992) {{in lang|fr}} {{dead link|date=December 2013}}</ref> and the priest [[Jean-Marie Petitclerc]].


Boutin has a liberal view on condom use in Africa to prevent AIDS, saying that contraceptives were necessary, appearing to contradict an earlier view by Pope [[Benedict XVI]]. She has however been critical of contraception outside of the AIDS context in Africa.<ref>[http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2009/03/19/01011-20090319FILWWW00612-le-preservatif-est-necessaire-boutin.php Le préservatif est "nécessaire" (Boutin)]. AFP via Lefigaro.fr (2009-03-19). Retrieved on 2012-12-24.</ref> In October 2012, Christine Boutin stated that she remained strongly opposed to same-sex marriage, claiming that it would lead to polygamy. Around the same time, it was also revealed that she received €800.000 from the [[Union for a Popular Movement|UMP]] before deciding not to run for the forthcoming [[2012 French presidential election|presidential election]] against its candidate, [[Nicolas Sarkozy]].<ref>[http://www.europe1.fr/MediaCenter/Emissions/L-interview-de-Bruce-Toussaint/Videos/Boutin-Un-lien-entre-le-mariage-homo-et-la-polygamie-1262147/ Boutin : "Un lien entre le mariage homo et la polygamie" – Europe1.fr – L'interview de Bruce Toussaint]. Europe1.fr (2012-10-04). Retrieved on 2012-12-24.</ref> On a tweet of May 14, 2013, she derided [[Angelina Jolie]]'s cancer prevention treatment as a sex reassignment procedure;<ref>{{cite news|title=Le dérapage de Boutin sur l'ablation des seins d'Angelina Jolie|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/sante/article/2013/05/15/le-derapage-de-boutin-sur-l-ablation-des-seins-d-angelina-jolie_3227623_1651302.html|newspaper=[[Le Monde]]|date=15 May 2013}}</ref> her tweet was widely criticized, but she has not apologized.
Boutin has a liberal view on condom use in Africa to prevent AIDS, saying that contraceptives were necessary, appearing to contradict an earlier view by [[Pope Benedict XVI]]. She has however been critical of contraception outside of the AIDS context in Africa.<ref>[http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2009/03/19/01011-20090319FILWWW00612-le-preservatif-est-necessaire-boutin.php Le préservatif est "nécessaire" (Boutin)]. AFP via Lefigaro.fr (19 March 2009). Retrieved 24 December 2012.</ref> In October 2012, Christine Boutin stated that she remained strongly opposed to same-sex marriage, claiming that it would lead to polygamy. Around the same time, it was also revealed that she received €800,000 from the [[Union for a Popular Movement|UMP]] before deciding not to run for the forthcoming [[2012 French presidential election|presidential election]] against its candidate, [[Nicolas Sarkozy]].<ref>[http://www.europe1.fr/MediaCenter/Emissions/L-interview-de-Bruce-Toussaint/Videos/Boutin-Un-lien-entre-le-mariage-homo-et-la-polygamie-1262147/ Boutin : "Un lien entre le mariage homo et la polygamie" – Europe1.fr – L'interview de Bruce Toussaint]. Europe1.fr (4 October 2012). Retrieved 24 December 2012.</ref> On a tweet of 14 May 2013 she derided [[Angelina Jolie]]'s cancer prevention treatment as a sex reassignment procedure;<ref>{{cite news|title=Le dérapage de Boutin sur l'ablation des seins d'Angelina Jolie|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/sante/article/2013/05/15/le-derapage-de-boutin-sur-l-ablation-des-seins-d-angelina-jolie_3227623_1651302.html|newspaper=[[Le Monde]]|date=15 May 2013}}</ref> her tweet was widely criticized, but she has not apologized.


In 2014, Christine Boutin launched the "Force Vie" list for the [[European Parliament election, 2014 (France)|2014 European elections]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Boutin lance ses listes "Force vie" pour les européennes|url=http://www.liberation.fr/france/2014/02/20/boutin-lance-ses-listes-force-vie-pour-les-europeennes_981783|agency=Agence France-Presse|newspaper=Libération|date=20 February 2014|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref> and failed to secure the 3% of votes required for reimbursement of campaign expenses in any constituency.<ref>{{cite news|author=Tristan Quinault-Maupoil|title=Européennes : Debout la République sourit, Force vie déprime|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/le-scan/decryptages/2014/05/26/25003-20140526ARTFIG00094-europeennes-debout-la-republique-sourit-force-vie-deprime.php|newspaper=Le Figaro|date=26 May 2014|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref>
In 2014, Christine Boutin launched the "Force Vie" list for the [[2014 European Parliament election in France|2014 European elections]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Boutin lance ses listes "Force vie" pour les européennes|url=http://www.liberation.fr/france/2014/02/20/boutin-lance-ses-listes-force-vie-pour-les-europeennes_981783|agency=Agence France-Presse|newspaper=Libération|date=20 February 2014|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref> and failed to secure the 3% of votes required for reimbursement of campaign expenses in any constituency.<ref>{{cite news|author=Tristan Quinault-Maupoil|title=Européennes : Debout la République sourit, Force vie déprime|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/le-scan/decryptages/2014/05/26/25003-20140526ARTFIG00094-europeennes-debout-la-republique-sourit-force-vie-deprime.php|newspaper=Le Figaro|date=26 May 2014|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref>


In the second round of the [[French presidential election, 2017|2017 French presidential election]], she supported [[Marine Le Pen]].<ref name="lefigcontremacronjevoterailepen">{{cite news|last1=Quinault Maupoil|first1=Tristan|title=Christine Boutin : "Contre Macron, je voterai Le Pen"|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/elections/presidentielles/2017/04/24/35003-20170424ARTFIG00300-christine-boutin-contre-macron-je-voterai-le-pen.php|accessdate=April 24, 2017|work=Le Figaro|date=April 24, 2017}}</ref>
In the second round of the [[2017 French presidential election]], she supported [[Marine Le Pen]].<ref name="lefigcontremacronjevoterailepen">{{cite news|last1=Quinault Maupoil|first1=Tristan|title=Christine Boutin : "Contre Macron, je voterai Le Pen"|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/elections/presidentielles/2017/04/24/35003-20170424ARTFIG00300-christine-boutin-contre-macron-je-voterai-le-pen.php|accessdate=24 April 2017|work=Le Figaro|date=24 April 2017}}</ref>

In 2022, Boutin announced that she was supporting [[Éric Zemmour]] and had joined [[Reconquête]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfmtv.com/politique/elections/presidentielle/christine-boutin-j-ai-une-grande-joie-de-pouvoir-soutenir-eric-zemmour_VN-202112060384.html|title = Christine Boutin: "J'ai une grande joie de pouvoir soutenir" Eric Zemmour}}</ref>


===9/11===
===9/11===


In a November 2006 interview, published in 2007, Boutin stated that [[George W. Bush]] might have been behind the [[11 September 2001 attacks]] and a gay plot to take over the world.<ref>[http://tools.ntnews.com.au/rss_article.php?news_id=30492 Bush behind 9/11, says French politician], ''[[Northern Territory News]]'' (2007-07-07).</ref><ref>[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2ghbc_la-ministre-boutin-et-le-11-septemb Christine Boutin et le 11 Septembre] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070717030332/http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2ghbc_la-ministre-boutin-et-le-11-septemb |date=17 July 2007 }}. Video of interview by [[Karl Zéro]] {{fr icon}}</ref> When asked if she believed that the Bush administration was behind the 9/11 attacks, Boutin replied:
In a November 2006 interview, published in 2007, Boutin stated that [[President of the United States]] [[George W. Bush]] might have been behind the [[September 11 attacks]].<ref>[http://tools.ntnews.com.au/rss_article.php?news_id=30492 Bush behind 9/11, says French politician], ''[[Northern Territory News]]'' (7 July 2007).</ref><ref>[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2ghbc_la-ministre-boutin-et-le-11-septemb Christine Boutin et le 11 Septembre] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070717030332/http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2ghbc_la-ministre-boutin-et-le-11-septemb |date=17 July 2007 }}. Video of interview by [[Karl Zéro]] {{in lang|fr}}</ref> When asked if she believed that the Bush administration was behind the 9/11 attacks, Boutin replied:


<blockquote>I think that it's possible... I think it is possible. I think it more especially as I know that the sites that speak of this problem are the sites that have the greatest numbers of visits.... And so, I tell myself, I who am extremely sensitive ... to the new techniques of information and communication, that this expression of the mass of the people cannot be without any truth. I'm not telling you that I adhere to that position, but let's say that, nevertheless, I'm questioning myself a bit on this question.<ref>''« Je pense que c'est possible... je pense que c'est possible. Je le pense d'autant plus que je sais que les sites qui parlent de ce problème sont des sites qui ont les plus gros taux de visites. Et donc je me dis, moi qui suis très sensibilisée au problème des nouvelles techniques de l'information et de la communication, que cette expression de la masse et du peuple ne peut pas être sans aucune vérité. Donc je ne te dis pas que j'adhère à cette posture, mais disons que je m'interroge quand même un petit peu sur cette question. »''<br>"{{cite news | title = Christine Boutin rattrapée par ses propos controversés sur le 11-Septembre | url = http://www.lemonde.fr/web/article/0,1-0@2-3224,36-931861@51-932119,0.html | work=Le Monde | date = 2007-07-05 | accessdate =6 July 2007|language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = In France, a senior pol dares to question the 9/11 tale | url = http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=15archive/&entry_id=18296 |work=San Francisco Chronicle | date = 2007-07-06 | accessdate =6 July 2007 | first=Edward M. | last=Gomez}}</ref></blockquote>
<blockquote>I think that it's possible... I think it is possible. I think it more especially as I know that the sites that speak of this problem are the sites that have the greatest numbers of visits.... And so, I tell myself, I who am extremely sensitive ... to the new techniques of information and communication, that this expression of the mass of the people cannot be without any truth. I'm not telling you that I adhere to that position, but let's say that, nevertheless, I'm questioning myself a bit on this question.<ref>''« Je pense que c'est possible... je pense que c'est possible. Je le pense d'autant plus que je sais que les sites qui parlent de ce problème sont des sites qui ont les plus gros taux de visites. Et donc je me dis, moi qui suis très sensibilisée au problème des nouvelles techniques de l'information et de la communication, que cette expression de la masse et du peuple ne peut pas être sans aucune vérité. Donc je ne te dis pas que j'adhère à cette posture, mais disons que je m'interroge quand même un petit peu sur cette question. »''<br />"{{cite news | title = Christine Boutin rattrapée par ses propos controversés sur le 11-Septembre | url = http://www.lemonde.fr/web/article/0,1-0@2-3224,36-931861@51-932119,0.html | work = Le Monde | date = 5 July 2007 | accessdate = 6 July 2007 | language = fr | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070708212444/http://www.lemonde.fr/web/article/0,1-0@2-3224,36-931861@51-932119,0.html | archive-date = 8 July 2007 | url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = In France, a senior pol dares to question the 9/11 tale | url = http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=15archive/&entry_id=18296 | work = San Francisco Chronicle | date = 6 July 2007 | accessdate = 6 July 2007 | first = Edward M. | last = Gomez | archive-date = 8 July 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070708184706/http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=15archive/&entry_id=18296 | url-status = dead }}</ref></blockquote>


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Christine Boutin
President of the Christian Democratic Party
In office
20 June 2009 – 10 July 2013
Succeeded byJean-Frédéric Poisson
Minister of Housing and Urban Development
In office
18 May 2007 – 23 June 2009
PresidentNicolas Sarkozy
Prime MinisterFrançois Fillon
Preceded byNathalie Kosciusko-Morizet
Succeeded byJean-Louis Borloo
Deputy of Yvelines's 10th constituency
In office
2 April 1986 – 19 July 2007
Succeeded byJean-Frédéric Poisson
Personal details
Born
Christine Martin

(1944-02-06) 6 February 1944 (age 80)
Levroux, France
Political partyReconquête (2022–present)
Other political
affiliations		Christian Democratic Party (till 2022)
Spouse
Louis Boutin
​
(m. 1967)​
Children3

Christine Boutin (French pronunciation: [kʁistin butɛ̃], born 6 February 1944) is a French former politician leading the small French Christian Democratic Party. She served as a member of the French National Assembly representing Yvelines, from 1986 until 2007, when she was appointed Minister of Housing and Urban Development by President Nicolas Sarkozy. She was a candidate in the 2002 French presidential election, in which she scored 1.19% on the first round of balloting.[1]

Boutin was the leader of the Christian Democratic Party (Parti Chrétien-démocrate), a socially conservative Christian-democratic party, which is associated with the greater UMP union party. She is best known for her very vocal opposition to civil unions in 1998 and same-sex marriage later on.

In a judgement dated 18 December 2015 the correctional court of Paris condemned Boutin to a fine of €5000 and €2000 for legal damages for having said that homosexuality was an abomination. The verdict is being appealed.[2]

She announced on 21 October 2017 that she was leaving politics, resigning as departmental councillor for Yvelines.[3]

Biography

Boutin was born in Levroux, Indre. She married her cousin Louis Boutin in 1967 with whom she had three children (the contradiction between her strong advocacy of Catholic dogmas and marrying one's first cousin remaining strictly forbidden by canon law is often pointed out[4]). She entered politics in 1977 as a city council member of the village of Auffargis. In 1980 she was elected its mayor. Boutin was elected to the National Assembly in 1986.

In 1993, Boutin founded the anti-abortion NGO Alliance pour les droits de la vie (ADV) (English: Alliance for Human Life), considered the largest anti-abortion organization in France.[5] The same year, she became a consultant for the Pontifical Council for the Family headed by Cardinal Lopez-Trujillo. In 1998, Boutin became somewhat famous because of a five-hour speech in opposition to the PACS domestic partnership plan, arguing that its adoption by the government would encourage homosexuality.[6] She held a Bible during the speech, an image which would later become associated with her.

In 2002, Boutin who had been a member of the UDF party, joined the UMP when it was founded. In a UMP rally that same year, where Boutin spoke, ACT UP Paris protested with a banner calling Boutin homophobic.[7]

In 2006, Boutin supported the "global license" flat-fee authorization for sharing of copyrighted files over the Internet in a heated parliamentary debate on the DADVSI law.[8] She also has been an advocate for a guaranteed minimum income,[9] as well as expanded housing rights (Droit au logement).[10] She has considered the situation of prisons in France to be a scandal and has argued for a drastic reduction of inmates as well as improving their life-conditions.[citation needed]

In December 2006, Boutin announced that she would not be a candidate for the 2007 French Presidential election and pledged her support for the Conservative candidate Nicolas Sarkozy.[11]

On 18 May 2007, after Sarkozy's victory in the presidential election, Boutin was named Minister of Housing and the City in the government of Prime Minister François Fillon.[12] She has taken as advisors the anti-abortion activist Christine de Chefdebien, controversial for a 1992 anti-abortion occupation of a hospital,[13] and the priest Jean-Marie Petitclerc.

Boutin has a liberal view on condom use in Africa to prevent AIDS, saying that contraceptives were necessary, appearing to contradict an earlier view by Pope Benedict XVI. She has however been critical of contraception outside of the AIDS context in Africa.[14] In October 2012, Christine Boutin stated that she remained strongly opposed to same-sex marriage, claiming that it would lead to polygamy. Around the same time, it was also revealed that she received €800,000 from the UMP before deciding not to run for the forthcoming presidential election against its candidate, Nicolas Sarkozy.[15] On a tweet of 14 May 2013 she derided Angelina Jolie's cancer prevention treatment as a sex reassignment procedure;[16] her tweet was widely criticized, but she has not apologized.

In 2014, Christine Boutin launched the "Force Vie" list for the 2014 European elections,[17] and failed to secure the 3% of votes required for reimbursement of campaign expenses in any constituency.[18]

In the second round of the 2017 French presidential election, she supported Marine Le Pen.[19]

In 2022, Boutin announced that she was supporting Éric Zemmour and had joined Reconquête.[20]

9/11

In a November 2006 interview, published in 2007, Boutin stated that President of the United States George W. Bush might have been behind the September 11 attacks.[21][22] When asked if she believed that the Bush administration was behind the 9/11 attacks, Boutin replied:

I think that it's possible... I think it is possible. I think it more especially as I know that the sites that speak of this problem are the sites that have the greatest numbers of visits.... And so, I tell myself, I who am extremely sensitive ... to the new techniques of information and communication, that this expression of the mass of the people cannot be without any truth. I'm not telling you that I adhere to that position, but let's say that, nevertheless, I'm questioning myself a bit on this question.[23][24]

Political functions

Governmental function

Minister of Housing and Urban : 2007–2009.

Electoral mandates

National Assembly of France

Member of the National Assembly of France for Yvelines : 1986–2007 (Became minister in 2007). Elected in 1986, reelected in 1988, 1993, 1997, 2002, 2007.

General Council

President of the General Council of Yvelines (interim) : May–July 2009.

Vice-president of the General Council of Yvelines : 1994–2009 (Resignation). Reelected in 2001, 2008.

General councillor of Yvelines : 1982–2009 (Resignation). Reelected in 1988, 1994, 2001, 2008.

Municipal Council

Mayor of Auffargis : 1980–1983.

Municipal councillor of Auffargis : 1977–1983

Deputy-mayor of Rambouillet : 1983–2001. Reelected in 1989, 1995.

Municipal councillor of Rambouillet : 1983–2001. Reelected in 1989, 1995.

See also

References

  1. ^ Official results Archived 16 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine from the Ministry of the Interior
  2. ^ "Homosexuality: Christine Boutin is condemned for incitation to hatred; is appealing". Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Christine Boutin quitte la politique après quarante ans de défense du conservatisme catholique". Le Monde. Agence France-Presse. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  4. ^ SOUTIEN A CHRISTINE BOUTIN, retrieved 20 October 2019
  5. ^ Venner, Fiammetta (2006). Extrême France : Les mouvements frontistes, nationaux-radicaux, royalistes, catholiques traditionalistes et provie. Grasset & Fasquelle. ISBN 2-246-66601-5.
  6. ^ [1] [dead link]
  7. ^ RFI – France: présidentielle 2002 – Du 26 janvier au 1er février. Rfi.fr (26 January 2002). Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  8. ^ copyright law voted amid turmoil, Libération (1 July 2006) (in French)
  9. ^ Bill proposal for a minimal living income. assemblee-nationale.fr (25 March 2003) (in French)
  10. ^ Law proposition on housing right. assemblee-nationale.fr (28 September 2005) (in French)
  11. ^ France 2 news (2 December 2006).
  12. ^ Communiqué de la Présidence de la République concernant la composition du gouvernement de M. François FILLON, Premier ministre. Archived 20 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Élysée Palace, 18 May 2007.
  13. ^ L'Humanité, "COMMANDO-ANTI-IVG-LE-PROCUREUR COMMANDO ANTI-IVG: LE PROCUREUR DEMANDE 4 MOIS AVEC SURSIS". humanite.fr (4 September 1992) (in French) [dead link]
  14. ^ Le préservatif est "nécessaire" (Boutin). AFP via Lefigaro.fr (19 March 2009). Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  15. ^ Boutin : "Un lien entre le mariage homo et la polygamie" – Europe1.fr – L'interview de Bruce Toussaint. Europe1.fr (4 October 2012). Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  16. ^ "Le dérapage de Boutin sur l'ablation des seins d'Angelina Jolie". Le Monde. 15 May 2013.
  17. ^ "Boutin lance ses listes "Force vie" pour les européennes". Libération. Agence France-Presse. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  18. ^ Tristan Quinault-Maupoil (26 May 2014). "Européennes : Debout la République sourit, Force vie déprime". Le Figaro. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  19. ^ Quinault Maupoil, Tristan (24 April 2017). "Christine Boutin : "Contre Macron, je voterai Le Pen"". Le Figaro. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  20. ^ "Christine Boutin: "J'ai une grande joie de pouvoir soutenir" Eric Zemmour".
  21. ^ Bush behind 9/11, says French politician, Northern Territory News (7 July 2007).
  22. ^ Christine Boutin et le 11 Septembre Archived 17 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Video of interview by Karl Zéro (in French)
  23. ^ « Je pense que c'est possible... je pense que c'est possible. Je le pense d'autant plus que je sais que les sites qui parlent de ce problème sont des sites qui ont les plus gros taux de visites. Et donc je me dis, moi qui suis très sensibilisée au problème des nouvelles techniques de l'information et de la communication, que cette expression de la masse et du peuple ne peut pas être sans aucune vérité. Donc je ne te dis pas que j'adhère à cette posture, mais disons que je m'interroge quand même un petit peu sur cette question. »
    ""Christine Boutin rattrapée par ses propos controversés sur le 11-Septembre". Le Monde (in French). 5 July 2007. Archived from the original on 8 July 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2007.
  24. ^ Gomez, Edward M. (6 July 2007). "In France, a senior pol dares to question the 9/11 tale". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 8 July 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2007.
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