Boyer was born on 11 June 1962 in Bourges. Her parents were born in Algeria and Tunis during French colonial occupation. They were pieds noirs who fled from Algeria in 1962.[3]
In Parliament, Boyer served as member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.[6] In addition to her committee assignments, she was a member of the parliamentary friendship groups with Jordan, Armenia and South Sudan.[citation needed]
Boyer first drew attention in 2008 when she drafted a law which would make the promotion of extreme dieting a crime punishable by up to two years in prison and a fine of some $45,000; it passed the National Assembly, but later failed in the Senate.[7] In 2009, she proposed a bill to punish advertisements which include anorexic models.[8] She proposed to fine offenders with up to 30,000 euros.[citation needed]
On 22 December 2011, the National Assembly adopted a bill presented by Boyer, penalising denial of the Armenian genocide. This decision caused a controversy between France and Turkey. In the days that followed, she claimed to have received death and rape threats. No one was actually charged with these allegations. Turkish hackers took down the French Senate's website in order to protest the bill.[9][10]
