Bérangère Abba
Bérangère Abba | |
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 Bérangère Abba in 2017 | |
| Secretary of State for Biodiversity | |
| In office 27 July 2020 – 20 May 2022 | |
| President | Emmanuel Macron |
| Prime Minister | Jean Castex |
| Member of the National Assembly for Haute-Marne's 1st constituency | |
| In office 21 June 2017 – 27 August 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Luc Chatel |
| Succeeded by | Sylvain Templier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 October 1976 Chaumont, France |
| Political party | Renaissance |
| Alma mater | Aix-Marseille University |
Bérangère Abba (born 22 October 1976) is a French politician who served as Secretary of State for Biodiversity in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex from 2020 to 2022. A lingerie shopkeeper, she was elected municipal councillor of Chaumont in 2014. As a member of Renaissance (RE), she was a member of the National Assembly from 2017 until 2020, representing the Haute-Marne's 1st constituency.[1]
Political career[edit]
In parliament, Abba served on the Committee on Legal Affairs from 2017 until 2020. In addition to her committee assignments, she was part of the French-Haitian Parliamentary Friendship Group.[2] On 26 July 2020, Abba was appointed as Secretary of State for Biodiversity at the Ministry for the Ecological Transition under minister Barbara Pompili.
Political positions[edit]
In May 2018, Abba co-sponsored an initiative in favour of legalizing assisted reproductive technology (ART) for all women (singles, heterosexual couples or lesbian couples).[3] In September 2018, following the appointment of François de Rugy to the government, Abba supported the candidacy of Barbara Pompili as president of the National Assembly.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Résultats des élections législatives 2017".
- ^ Bérangère Abba French National Assembly.
- ^ La PMA pour toutes, un acte d’égalité Libération, 29 May 2018.
- ^ Julie Cloris (9 September 2018), Duel Ferrand-Pompili pour présider l’Assemblée : qui soutient qui ? Le Parisien.
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- 1976 births
- Living people
- Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
- People from Chaumont, Haute-Marne
- Women government ministers of France
- Politicians from Grand Est
- Renaissance (French political party) politicians
- 21st-century French women politicians
- Women members of the National Assembly (France)
- Aix-Marseille University alumni
- French Ministers of the Environment
- Members of Parliament for Haute-Marne