- Sabine Herold
Sabine Herold (born
8 July 1981 inReims ) is a French classical liberal activist and main spokeswoman of Alternative libérale, a French liberal/libertarian party.Biography
Her parents are both teachers. She is an alumna in public administration from the
Institut d'études politiques de Paris and a master of business fromHEC Paris .Since 2002, she has been the editor and spokeswoman of Liberté chérie ("Beloved Freedom"), a French libertarian think tank. Sabine Herold became known in 2003 when she led an 80,000 member protest advocating reforms in France and demanding a responsible attitude from trade unions. Her stand against the unions led to her being described as the 'new Joan of Arc'. [cite news |first=Philip |last=Delves Broughton |title=The new Joan of Arc on a crusade to stop French unions causing misery to millions |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=MJIGSSPMUDSLVQFIQMGSFFOAVCBQWIV0?xml=/news/2003/06/04/wfra04.xml |publisher="The Daily Telegraph " |location=London |pages= |date=4 June 2003 |accessdate=2008-01-14 ]She has often reflected upon the policy implemented by the British Prime Minister
Margaret Thatcher and is commonly called "Mademoiselle Thatcher" by newspapers, [http://www.alternative-liberale.fr/presse/060618_JournalDuDimanche_Mademoiselle_Thatcher.htm Sabine Herold, « mademoiselle Thatcher »] in "le Journal du dimanche ",18 June 2006 ] a comparison that she considers to be a compliment. [cite news |first=Colin |last=Randall |title='Mlle Thatcher' to run for a seat in parliament |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/06/19/wherold19.xml |publisher="The Daily Telegraph " |location=London |pages= |date=19 June 2006 |accessdate=2008-01-14 ]She surprised her supporters and adversaries alike when she married fellow Alternative libérale leader
Édouard Fillias in September 2006. She was a candidate for the 2007 parliamentary elections inParis against conservativeFrançoise de Panafieu .Books
* "Liberté, liberté chérie", Sabine Herold and Édouard Fillias, Les Belles Lettres, 2003, ISBN 2-2514424-7-2
* "Le manifeste des alterlibéraux", Edouard Fillias, Aurélien Véron, Jean-Paul Oury and Sabine HéroldReferences
External links
* [http://www.liberaux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Sabine_Herold Sabine Herold] on Wikiberal
* [http://www.theatlasphere.com/columns/040112_schwartz_herold.php Interview of Sabine Herold]
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