Bérangère Abba (; born 22 October 1976) is a French politician who served as Secretary of State for
Biodiversity
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in the
government
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In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive (government), execu ...
of
Prime Minister
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Jean Castex from 2020 to 2022.
A lingerie shopkeeper, Abba was elected a municipal councillor of Chaumont in
2014
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. As a member of
Renaissance
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(RE), she was a member of the
National Assembly
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Haute-Marne
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Political career
In parliament, Abba served on the
Committee on Legal Affairs
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Responsibilities
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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 Ministry for the Ecological Transition under minister Barbara Pompili.
Abba was a candidate for Ensemble led by
Valérie Hayer
Valérie Hayer (; born 6 April 1986) is a French jurist and politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2019 in the Renew Europe. Since 2024, she has been leading the Renew Europe group in parliament. She ...
European Parliament
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.
Political positions
In May 2018, Abba co-sponsored an initiative in favour of legalizing
assisted reproductive technology
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(ART) for all women (singles, heterosexual couples or lesbian couples). In September 2018, following the appointment of
François de Rugy
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People with the given name
* François Amoudruz (1926–2020), French resistance fighter
* Voltaire, Fran ...
Le Parisien
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''.
See also
*
2017 French legislative election
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