Jacques Myard
| Jacques Myard | |
|---|---|
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| Mayor of Maisons-Laffitte | |
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Assumed office 19 March 1989 | |
| Member of the French National Assembly for Yvelines | |
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In office 2 April 1993 – 18 June 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
14 August 1947 Lyon, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Political party | The Republicans |
| Alma mater |
Sciences Po Lyon Panthéon-Assas University Graduate Institute of International Studies |
Jacques Myard (born August 14, 1947) is a former member of the National Assembly of France. He represented the Yvelines department,[1] and is a member of The Republicans (France).
Myard made international news when on July 17, 2012, just days before the vote on a new national sexual harassment bill, male lawmakers in the National Assembly including Myard hooted and made catcalls as Housing Minister Cécile Duflot, wearing a floral dress, spoke about an architecture project. Myard told L'Express that the hoots were a way of "paying homage to this woman's beauty."[2]
In 2015 he visited Damascus to visit with Assad and 'a Hezbollah member' and he has vocally denigrated opposition to the Assad regime. Myard said he discounted opinion that the unofficial visit was misguided - 'I'm of the belief that the devil has some smart things to say."[3]
He is against gay marriage.
References
- ↑ "LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L’ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS" (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
- ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/07/24/france-sex-harassment-law-duflot.html
- ↑ secret meeting with assad