Béatrice Gosselin

Béatrice Gosselin (born 27 March 1958) is a French politician. She has been a senator for Manche since 2020.^[1]

Béatrice Gosselin
Senator for Manche
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 December 2020
Mayor of Gouville-sur-Mer
In office 3 January 2019 – 4 December 2020
Preceded by	Érick Beaufils
Succeeded by	François Legras
Personal details
Born	(1958-03-27) 27 March 1958 (age 67) Sartilly, France
Political party	The Republicans (France)

Biography

Although having the same surname, Béatrice Gosselin is not related to Philippe Gosselin and Geneviève Gosselin-Fleury [fr].

A teacher at the Jean-Paul II school, Béatrice Gosselin joined the municipal council of Gouville-sur-Mer in 1995 before becoming deputy mayor in 2001 and mayor in January 2019. She is also vice-president of the Communauté de communes Coutances Mer et Bocage [fr].

During the 2015 regional elections in Normandy, Béatrice Gosselin was a candidate in 10th position on Hervé Morin's Manche list but was not elected at the end of the ballot.

She succeeded Alain Sévêque [fr] as Senator for Manche, who has resigned, and joined the Culture, Education and Communication Committee [fr].^[2] She resigned as mayor due to the dual mandate.^[3] A member of the Les Républicains party, she joined the Les Républicains group in the Senate and sits as an affiliate. She opposes the ban on conversion therapy targeting LGBTQI+ people.^[4]