Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet
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Nathalie Geneviève Marie Kosciusko-Morizet (French pronunciation: [natali kɔsjysko mɔʁizɛ]) (born 14 May 1973), often referred to by her initials NKM, is an engineer and former politician.
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Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet | |
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Member of the National Assembly | |
In office 23 March 2012 – 18 June 2017 | |
Preceded by | Guy Malherbe |
Succeeded by | Marie-Pierre Rixain |
Constituency | Essonne's 4th |
In office 19 July 2002 – 19 July 2007 | |
Preceded by | Pierre-André Wiltzer |
Succeeded by | Guy Malherbe |
Constituency | Essonne's 4th |
Mayor of Longjumeau | |
In office 22 March 2008 – 25 February 2013 | |
Preceded by | Bernard Nieuviaert |
Succeeded by | Sandrine Gelot-Rateau |
Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing | |
In office 14 November 2010 – 22 February 2012 | |
President | Nicolas Sarkozy |
Prime Minister | François Fillon |
Preceded by | Jean-Louis Borloo |
Succeeded by | François Fillon |
Personal details | |
Born | (1973-05-14) 14 May 1973 (age 50) Paris, France |
Political party | The Republicans (2015–present) |
Other political affiliations | Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015) |
Spouse |
Jean-Pierre Philippe
(m. 2003; div. 2016) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | École Polytechnique Collège des Ingénieurs |
She was a Member of Parliament, returned to the National Assembly from the Essonne 4th constituency for three consecutive mandates from 2002 to 2017, mayor of Longjumeau from 2008 to 2013, and an unsuccessful mayoral candidate for Paris in 2014. She has held positions of Regional Councillor for Île-de-France. She was twice a member of the French government and Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing. She was also Assistant General Secretary of then majority party UMP and spokesperson for Nicolas Sarkozy in the 2012 presidential election. Since standing for mayor of Paris in March 2014, she had been leader of the opposition of the Council of Paris until her withdrawal from politics. From December 2014 to December 2015 she was Vice President of then opposition party UMP (renamed The Republicans).