Eva Son-Forget

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 by	Claudine Schmid
Succeeded by	Marc Ferracci
Personal details
Born	(1983-04-15) 15 April 1983 (age 41) Seoul, South Korea
Political party	Reconquête (since 2022)
Other political affiliations	Socialist Party (until 2014) La République En Marche! (2017–2018) Valeur Absolue (2019–2021)
Children	2
Profession	Radiologist

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]

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

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.