Bérangère Abba (born 22 October 1976) is a French politician of

La République En Marche! Renaissance (RE), previously known as La République En Marche ! (frequently abbreviated LREM, LaREM or REM; translated as "The Republic on the Move" or "Republic Forward"), or sometimes called simply En Marche ! () as its original name, is a l ...

(LREM) who served as Secretary of State for

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in the

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Jean Castex Jean Castex (; born 25 June 1965) is a French politician who was the country's Prime Minister from 3 July 2020 to 16 May 2022. He was a member of The Republicans (LR) until 2020, when he joined La République En Marche! (LREM). Castex served fo ...

from 2020 to 2022. A lingerie shopkeeper, she was elected municipal councillor of

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in 2014. She was a member of the

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from 2017 until 2020, representing the

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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. On 26 July 2020, Abba was appointed as Secretary of State for Biodiversity at the

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under minister Barbara Pompili.

Political positions

In May 2018, Abba co-sponsored an initiative in favour of legalizing

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(ART) for all women (singles, heterosexual couples or lesbian couples). In September 2018, following the appointment of

François de Rugy François Henri Goullet de Rugy (; born 6 December 1973) is a French politician who served as President of the National Assembly from 2017 to 2018 and Minister of Ecological and Solidary Transition from 2018 to 2019. Since 2007, he has repres ...

to the government, Abba supported the candidacy of Barbara Pompili as president of the National Assembly.Julie Cloris (9 September 2018)
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Abba, Berangere 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 La République En Marche! 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

Political career

Political positions

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