Laurence Rossignol

Laurence Rossignol (born 22 December 1957) is a French politician. She served as a member of the French Senate from 2011 to 2014, representing Oise. Rossignol became the Secretary of State for the Family, Senior Citizens and Autonomy in 2014.In 2015, she defended the government's policy of testing the bones of foreign minors to determine their age. She has served as the Minister of Families, Children and Women's Rights since February 2016.In 2016, she compared Islamic women who chose to wear veils to "negroes who were for slavery".This attracted controversy on social media.