Yaël Menache (born 12 May 1985 in Peronne, France) is a French politician of the National Rally.

Yaël Menache
Member of the National Assembly
for Somme's 5th constituency
Assumed office
22 June 2022
Preceded byGrégory Labille
Personal details
Born (1985-05-12) 12 May 1985 (age 39)
Peronne, France
Political partyNational Rally
Alma materUniversity of Lille
Catholic University of Lille

She serves as a Member of the National Assembly for Somme's 5th constituency since 2022.

Biography

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Early life and career

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Menache was born in 1985 in Peronne to a family of Iraqi-Jewish descent and grew up in Somme. Her father worked as an accountant and her mother was a civil servant.[1][2] She obtained a degree in philosophy at the University of Lille and completed a course in law at the Catholic University of Lille. She then worked as a business manager for an IT company.[3]

She is married and has two children.[4]

Political career

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Menache has stated that she joined the National Rally out of love for France and "patriotic values" but also to counter antisemitism within the party and elsewhere in French politics.[2] In 2021, she unsuccessfully stood for the RN in Péronne during the municipal elections of that year and also unsuccessfully contested Somme during the regional elections.[5]

In 2022, she was appointed department secretary for the RN in Somme. During the 2022 French legislative election she contested Somme's 5th constituency and was successful at gaining the seat during the second round.[6]

In 2024, following the dissolution of the national assembly by french president Macron and the snap legislative election, she is reelected in the first round with 56%.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Mme Yaël Menache - Somme (5e circonscription) - Assemblée nationale". assemblee-nationale.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b AFP (19 June 2022). "Yaël Menache, au RN pour faire "rempart à l'antisémitisme" - the Times of Israël". francebleu.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Législatives : Le RN renforce son ancrage en Picardie, découvrez les portraits des huit députés élus". www.courrier-picard.fr. 20 June 2022. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Législatives: Yael Menache (RN), logiquement favorite du premier tour dans la 5e circonscription". www.courrier-picard.fr. 30 May 2022. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Résultats des élections départementales 2021". interieur.gouv.fr. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  6. ^ François Sauvestre (19 June 2022). "Législatives dans la Somme : La RN Yaël Ménache largement élue députée de la 5e circonscription". francebleu.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  7. ^ FOUQUET, Vincent (2024-07-01). "Législatives 2024 : la journée « tranquille » de Yaël Menache sur la 5e circonscription". Courrier picard (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-07.