Bérangère Abba

Bérangère Abba
Bérangère Abba in 2017
Secretary of State for Biodiversity
In office
27 July 2020 – 20 May 2022
PresidentEmmanuel Macron
Prime MinisterJean Castex
Member of the National Assembly
for Haute-Marne's 1st constituency
In office
21 June 2017 – 27 August 2020
Preceded byLuc Chatel
Succeeded bySylvain Templier
Personal details
Born (1976-10-22) 22 October 1976 (age 48)
Chaumont, France
Political partyRenaissance
Alma materAix-Marseille University

Bérangère Abba (French pronunciation: [beʁɑ̃ʒɛʁ aba]; 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, Abba was elected a 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 1st constituency of the Haute-Marne department.[1]

Political career

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.

Abba was a candidate for Ensemble led by Valérie Hayer in the 2024 European elections[3] but failed to obtain a seat in the European Parliament.

Political positions

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).[4] 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.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Résultats des élections législatives 2017".
  2. ^ Bérangère Abba French National Assembly.
  3. ^ Laure Equy (4 May 2024), Européennes : la liste de la majorité étoffée sans surprises derrière Valérie Hayer Libération.
  4. ^ La PMA pour toutes, un acte d’égalité Libération, 29 May 2018.
  5. ^ Julie Cloris (9 September 2018), Duel Ferrand-Pompili pour présider l’Assemblée : qui soutient qui ? Le Parisien.