The appointment of Claire Hédon as Defender of Rights to replace former Minister Jacques Toubon, was ratified by Parliament on Wednesday. Claire Hédon, 57, radio journalist and president since 2015 of the anti-poverty association ATD-Fourth World, is appointed, on the proposal of the Elysée, for a six-year mandate at the head of this independent authority whose purely advisory opinions have imposed themselves in public debate.
Jacques Toubon, who was notably Minister of Justice from 1995 to 1997 under the presidency of Jacques Chirac, is due to leave office at the end of July. Under his mandate, the institution gained visibility and became a watchdog for public freedoms.
"Demanding succession" by Jacques Toubon
During her hearing on Wednesday in the Senate and then in the National Assembly, Claire Hédon declared that she wanted to place herself in "a demanding succession" of Jacques Toubon and work on "the effectiveness of all rights for all, whether economic, socio-cultural, civil or political, without hierarchy ”.
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Who is Claire Hédon, the (very likely) future Defender of rights?
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For the position of Defender of rights, the Elysée wants Claire Hédon to succeed Jacques Toubon
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