Sophie Huet

Sophie Huet (20 January 1953 – 29 July 2017) was a French journalist. She was a political journalist for Le Figaro, and the first woman to serve as the president of the Association of Parliamentary Journalists.

Sophie Huet
Born(1953-01-20)20 January 1953
Paris, France
Died29 July 2017(2017-07-29) (aged 64)
France
NationalityFrench
OccupationJournalist
EmployerLe Figaro
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1999)​

She worked as Global Editor-in-Chief at Agence France Presse.

Early life

Sophie Huet was born on 20 January 1953 in Paris.[1][2]

Career

Huet began her career as a journalist for L'Aurore in 1976.[1][2] She covered politics in 1977 and the French Parliament in 1978.[1][2] She joined Le Figaro in 1980.[1][2]

Huet served as the president of the Association of Parliamentary Journalists from 2006 to 2017.[1][2] She was the first woman to serve in this capacity.[1][2]

Huet was the author of three books, one of which she co-wrote with Philippe Langenieux-Villard. She became an officer of the Legion of Honour in 2010.[3]

Personal life and death

Huet was married twice. She first married François Montrognon de Salvert, followed by Lucien Neuwirth.[2]

Huet died on 29 July 2017.[1][2]

Works
  • Huet, Sophie (1981). Tout ce que vous direz pourra être retenu contre vous : ou les petites phrases du septennat. Paris: J. Picollec. ISBN 9782864770206. OCLC 8628135.
  • Huet, Sophie; Langenieux-Villard, Philippe (1982). La Communication politique. Paris: Presses universitaires de France. ISBN 9782130378730. OCLC 251608514.
  • Huet, Sophie (1993). Quand ils faisaient la guerre. Paris: Plon. ISBN 9782259026130. OCLC 243770657.

References
  1. "Sophie Huet, présidente de l'Association des journalistes parlementaires, est morte à 64 ans". Europe 1. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  2. "Décès de Sophie Huet, présidente de l'Association des journalistes parlementaires". France 24. 30 July 2017. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  3. "Décret du 13 juillet 2010 portant promotion et nomination". Legifrance. Republic of France. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
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