Claire Guichard

Claire Guichard (born 30 May 1967) is a French politician from La République En Marche!.

She was the substitute candidate for future Prime Minister of France Gabriel Attal during the 2022 French legislative elections, and became the Member of Parliament for Hauts-de-Seine's 10th constituency when he was appointed to the Borne government on 23 July 2022.

Early life and career
Claire Guichard was director of the Cultural and Sports Center of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon between 1994 and 1996. She left the archipelago at the age of 30 and settled in mainland France. She has nevertheless declared that she maintains a link with her island of birth.

Locally elected in Issy-les-Moulineaux
In the 2001 French municipal elections, she became a municipal councillor in Issy-les-Moulineaux, elected on the list of André Santini (right-wing list). Following the 2008 French municipal elections she became deputy mayor of Issy-les-Moulineaux, particularly responsible for early childhood and youth. In 2015, its functions expanded, becoming responsible for health and sustainable development. In 2020, she was re-elected deputy mayor, this time in charge of tourism and international relations. As part of her duties, she is also elected president of the Pays Korea group at Cités unies France.

In the context of the law on the accumulation of mandates and her election as a deputy, she resigned from her position as deputy in July 2022 but remains a municipal councillor.

MP in Hauts-de-Seine
As a member of La République en Marche (LREM), she was the substitute for Gabriel Attal in Hauts-de-Seine's 10th constituency during the 2022 French legislative election. Following his election victory, Attal was appointed to the Borne government meaning that Guichard took his place in Parliament.

In the National Assembly, she sits with the Renaissance group and is a member of the Social Affairs Committee. In Parliament she is also the whip of the Renaissance group for the deputies who are members of the Social Affairs Committee.

Controversy
On 27 January 2023, during the examination of the 2023 French pension reform law, presented by the government of Élisabeth Borne, she made controversial comments on disability benefits. This declaration raised numerous comments from those opposed to the reform including Minister of Culture Rachida Dati. The next day, she apologized “to those [whom her comments] offended” on her Twitter account.