Eva Son-Forget

French radiologist and politician
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Eva Son-Forget (born 15 April 1983),[1] previously known as Joachim Son-Forget (pronounced "son-for-zhay"),[2] is a South Korean-born, French politician. From 2017 to 2022, she was a member of the National Assembly.[3]

Eva Son-Forget
Member of the National Assembly
for the 6th constituency for French residents overseas
In office
21 June 2017 – 21 June 2022
Preceded byClaudine Schmid
Succeeded byMarc Ferracci
Personal details
Born (1983-04-15) 15 April 1983 (age 41)
Seoul, South Korea
Political partyReconquête (since 2022)
Other political
affiliations
Socialist Party (until 2014)
La République En Marche! (2017–2018)
Valeur Absolue (2019–2021)
Children2
ProfessionRadiologist

In February 2020, Son-Forget announced her candidacy for President of France in the 2022 election.[4] However, she later dropped out and supported Éric Zemmour's unsuccessful campaign.[5] In November 2024, she announced being a transgender woman and changed her first name to Eva.[1]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "L'ex-député Joachim Son-Forget annonce avoir changé de genre et s'appeler Eva". Ouest-France.fr (in French). 19 November 2024.
  2. Martrette-Gomez, Bruno (17 October 2017). "La Consult' de Joachim Son-Forget #18". www.whatsupdoc-lemag.fr (in French). Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  3. "M. Joachim Son-Forget". National Assembly (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  4. "" TPMP " : Joachim Son-Forget annonce sa candidature à la présidentielle de 2022". 20 minutes (in French). 13 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  5. "Joachim Son-Forget, de «champion» macroniste à fervent soutien d'Eric Zemmour". Le Temps (in French). 2021-11-12. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 2021-12-10.