Élisabeth Moreno (born 20 September 1970) is a French-Cape Verdean businesswoman and politician who served as Minister Delegate for Gender Equality, Diversity and Equal Opportunities at the Prime Minister's Office in the

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Jean Castex Jean Castex (; born 25 June 1965) is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 3 July 2020 to 16 May 2022. He was a member of The Republicans (LR) until 2020. Castex served for twelve years as mayor of the small town of ...

from 2020 to 2022.

Early life and career

Moreno moved from Cape Verde to France with her family in the late 1970s, in order for them to access medical infrastructure to treat Moreno's younger sister for burns. Her career has included growing a company in the construction sector that she created with her husband, four years at

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, and later at

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. In 2006 she obtained an

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from

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and the

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. Before entering politics, Moreno worked as vice-president and managing director of

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for Africa from 2019 until 2020, based in South Africa, and as president of

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France from 2017 until 2019.

Political career

Under Moreno's leadership, the French government successfully introduced a bill intended to protect victims of domestic violence, allowing doctors to break patient confidentiality if they believe a life is "in immediate danger". In January 2022, Moreno and

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jointly published a book on

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. In the

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, Moreno contested the 9th constituency for French residents overseas but was narrowly beaten by Karim Ben Cheïkh from Génération.s (

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) in the second round.

Other activities

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, Member of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) Board (since 2023)Elisabeth Moreno to join Sanofi's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Board

, press release of 17 April 2023.

References

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Early life and career

Political career

Other activities

See also

References