Hervé Berville (born 15 January 1990) is a French economist and politician of

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(RE) who has been serving as State Secretary for the Sea in the government of successive

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s Élisabeth Borne and Gabriel Attal since 2022. From 2017 to 2022, he was a member of the

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, representing the

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of Côtes-d'Armor. He was also a spokesperson of this party.

Early life and education

A survivor of the

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, Berville was adopted by a French couple in

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, graduated from the

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and worked for

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. During his studies, he conducted research in

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in 2016. Berville is active in the French intellectual circles.

Political career

In the French

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, Berville was a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. In addition to his committee assignments, he served as vice chairman of the French Parliamentary Friendship Group for relations with

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and

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. In April 2020, Berville was dispatched by

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to officially represent the French government at the commemorations on the occasion of the 26th anniversary of the Genocide against the Tutsi of Rwanda.

Political positions

In July 2019, Berville voted in favor of the French ratification of the

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’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with

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Other activities

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, Member of the Advisory Group of the Goalkeepers Initiative (since 2022) *

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(AFD), Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2018)Composition of the Supervisory Board, 11 November 2018

(AFD).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Berville, Herve 1990 births Living people Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Renaissance (French political party) politicians Black French politicians Alumni of the London School of Economics Rwandan emigrants to France French adoptees French people of Rwandan descent Members of the Borne government

Early life and education

Political career

Political positions

Other activities

See also

References