Sylvie Goy-Chavent
Sylvie Goy-Chavent, born Sylvie Chavant (born 23 May 1963 in Dunkirk) is a French politician of the Republicans (LR) who has been serving as a member of the Senate of France since 2008, representing the Ain department. From 1995 to 2017 she was also the Mayor of Cerdon, Ain. Political career
In parliament, Goy-Chavent serves on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense. Ahead of the Republicans' 2016 presidential primary, Goy-Chavent first endorsed Nicolas Sarkozy and later François Fillon as the party's candidate for the 2017 French presidential election. Ahead of the 2022 presidential elections, Goy-Chavent publicly declared her support for Michel Barnier as the Republicans’ candidate. References

External links 
Page on the Senate website

1963 births
Living people
People from Dunkirk
Radical Party (France) politicians
Union for a Popular Movement politicians
Union of Democrats and Independents politicians
The Republicans (France) politicians
French senators of the Fifth Republic
Senators of Ain
Regional councillors of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Mayors of places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Women mayors of places in France
Women members of the Senate (France)
21st-century French women politicians