Bérangère Couillard
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Bérangère Couillard | |
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Minister for Gender Equality and fight against discriminations | |
Assumed office 20 July 2023 | |
President | Emmanuel Macron |
Prime Minister | Élisabeth Borne |
Preceded by | Isabelle Lonvis-Rome |
Secretary of State for Ecology | |
In office 4 July 2022 – 20 July 2023 | |
President | Emmanuel Macron |
Prime Minister | Élisabeth Borne |
Preceded by | Bérangère Abba |
Succeeded by | Sarah El Haïry |
Member of the National Assembly for Gironde's 7th constituency | |
Assumed office 21 June 2017 | |
Preceded by | Alain Rousset |
Personal details | |
Born | Rennes, France | 24 July 1986
Political party | La République En Marche! |
Alma mater | IAE de Rennes |
Profession | Regional Director of a Clothes Group |
Bérangère Couillard (born 24 July 1986) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as Minister for Gender Equality and Fight against discriminations in the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne since 2023.[1]
Couillard previously served as State Secretary for Ecology in Borne's government from 2022 to 2023.[2] From the 2017 elections to 2022, she was a member of the French National Assembly, representing the department of Gironde.[3]
Early life and education
Originally from Rennes, Couillard studied in Brittany, Paris and Ireland.[4]
Political career
In the National Assembly, Couillard served as member of the Committee on Sustainable Development and Spatial Planning. In addition to her committee assignments, she represented the parliament on the Higher Council for Energy (CSE).[5] Within her parliamentary group, she co-chaired (alongside Guillaume Gouffier-Cha) a working group on fighting domestic violence.[6]
Political positions
In April 2018, Couillard joined other co-signatories around Sébastien Nadot in officially filing a request for a commission of inquiry into the legality of French weapons sales to the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, days before an official visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Paris.[7]
In May 2018, Couillard co-sponsored an initiative in favour of legalizing assisted reproductive technology (ART) for all women (singles, heterosexual couples or lesbian couples).[8]
In July 2019, Couillard voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union's Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[9]
References
- ^ Virginie Ballet (20 July 2023), Remaniement : Bérangère Couillard en transition vers l’Egalité Libération.
- ^ Pierre Breteau, Romain Imbach, Gary Dagorn, William Audureau, Jonathan Parienté and Assma Maad (4 July 2022), Qui sont les membres du gouvernement remanié d’Elisabeth Borne ? Le Monde.
- ^ http://www.francetvinfo.fr/elections/resultats/gironde_33/gironde_7ere-circonscription[permanent dead link]
- ^ Thomas Coignac (18 June 2017), Législatives : qui est Bérangère Couillard, la nouvelle députée REM de la 7e circonscription de Gironde France Bleu.
- ^ Bérangère Couillard French National Assembly.
- ^ Agnès Leclair and Mathilde Siraud (29 November 2019), Ce que contient le texte de la majorité contre les violences conjugales Le Figaro.
- ^ John Irish and Marine Pennetier (April 5, 2018), Ahead of Saudi prince visit, Macron lawmaker asks for inquiry over French arms sales Reuters.
- ^ La PMA pour toutes, un acte d’égalité Libération, 29 May 2018.
- ^ Maxime Vaudano (July 24, 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
- Renaissance (French political party) politicians
- Women members of the National Assembly (France)
- Politicians from Rennes
- Politicians from Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Members of the Borne government
- Women government ministers of France
- Members of Parliament for Gironde
- Renaissance (French political party) politician stubs