Carole Delga (born 19 August 1971) is a French politician of the

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(PS) who has been serving as the President of

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since 2016.

Political career

Delga has been a member of the Socialist Party since 2004.

Member of the National Assembly, 2012–2017

From 2012 until 2017, Delga was a member of the

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, where she served on the Finance Committee (2012–2014) and the Defence Committee (2015–2017). In 2014, she briefly served as Secretary of State for Trade, Crafts, Consumer and Social Economy and Solidarity under Minister of Finance and Public Accounts

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in the

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of Prime Minister

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; she replaced Valérie Fourneyron who had resigned for health reasons.

President of Occitanie, 2016–present

Ahead of the Socialist Party's 2017 primaries, Delga publicly endorsed Manuel Valls as the party's candidate for the

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later that year. Since 2017, she has been part of the party's leadership. She was re-elected in the 2021 French regional elections. Ahead of the 2022 presidential election, Delga endorsed

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References

1971 births Living people Presidents of the Regional Council of Occitania (administrative region) Members of the Regional Council of Occitania (administrative region) Socialist Party (France) politicians Politicians from Toulouse Presidents of French regions and overseas collectivities Women government ministers of France Women mayors of places in France 21st-century French women politicians Toulouse 1 University Capitole alumni {{France-politician-Socialist-stub