What is Christiane Taubira?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Christiane Taubira |image = 1601MBeek7569 (24620898645) (cropped).jpg |office = [[Ministry of Justice (France)|Minister of Justice - Keeper of the Seals]] |primeminister = [[Jean-Marc Ayrault]]<br />[[Manuel Valls]] |term_start = 16 May 2012 |term_end = 27 January 2016 |predecessor = [[Michel Mercier]] |successor = [[Jean-Jacques Urvoas]] |office1 = [[Regional council (France)|Regional councilor]] for [[French Guiana]] |term_start1 = 26 March 2010 |term_end1 = 23 December 2015 |predecessor1 = |successor1 = |office2 = Member of the [[National Assembly (France)|National Assembly]] <br />for the [[French Guiana's 1st constituency|1st constituency]] of [[French Guiana]] |term_start2 = 2 April 1993 |term_end2 = 16 June 2012 |predecessor2 = |successor2 = |office3 = [[Member of the European Parliament]] |term_start3 = 19 July 1994 |term_end3 = 19 July 1999 |predecessor3 = |successor3 = |birth_name = Christiane Marie Taubira |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|2|2|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Cayenne]], [[French Guiana]] |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Walwari]] |otherparty = [[Radical Party of the Left]] |alma_mater = [[Panthéon-Assas University]]<br />[[Paris-Sorbonne University]] |signature = Christiane Taubira signature.svg }} '''Christiane Marie Taubira''' ({{IPA-fr|kʁistjan maʁi tobiʁa|lang}}; born 2 February 1952) is a [[French people|French]] [[politician]]. On 15 May 2012, Taubira was appointed [[Minister of Justice]] of [[France]] in the [[Jean-Marc Ayrault|Ayrault Government]] under President [[François Hollande]]. She resigned from office on 27 January 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|title = France - French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira resigns|url = http://www.france24.com/en/20160127-french-justice-minister-christiane-taubira-resigns-hollande|website = France 24|access-date = 2016-01-27|language = en-US}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT