She has served in the French Senate for Saint Barthélemy since 1 October 2020 as a member of The Republicans (LR).
[1] Jacques is the first woman to represent Saint Barthélemy in the national Senate since the seat's creation in 2008.
[1][2] During the 2017 French legislative election for Saint Barthélemy and Saint-Martin's 1st constituency, Micheline Jacques campaigned on behalf of National Assembly candidate Claire Guion-Firmin, who won the second round with 55% of the vote to defeat the nominee from the La République En Marche!
[1][3] Micheline Jacques, the third vice-president of Saint Barthélemy, was the only candidate nominated to succeed Magras in the Senate.
[1][3][4] Petrus took office on 1 October 2020, becoming the first woman to represent Saint Martin in the French Senate.