Janelly Fourtou (born 4 February 1939 in Paris) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for central France. She is a member of the Union for French Democracy, which is part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Petitions and its Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.
She is also a substitute for the Committee on Legal Affairs, a member of the delegation to the EU–Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee, and a substitute for the delegation for relations with the countries of Central America. suggesting among many other things up to four years of imprisonment for illegal file sharing. The directive also included an introduction of private police forces to enforce the law (in the EU member countries that should adopt the directive as-is).
Personal life
Fourtou is married to Jean-René Fourtou, the CEO of Vivendi Universal.