She represented the Nord department and is a member of the Union of Democrats and Independents.
Valérie Létard's appointment to the French government in July 2007 led to her entry into the Senate.
This appointment, combined with Marc-Philippe Daubresse's decision not to sit in the Palais du Luxembourg (given his re-election a month earlier to the National Assembly), led to her becoming a senator.
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