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Bérangère Abba
French politician (born 1976) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bérangère Abba (French pronunciation: [beʁɑ̃ʒɛʁ aba]; born 22 October 1976) is a French politician who served as Secretary of State for Biodiversity in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex from 2020 to 2022.
A lingerie shopkeeper, Abba was elected a municipal councillor of Chaumont in 2014. As a member of Renaissance (RE), she was a member of the National Assembly from 2017 until 2020, representing the 1st constituency of the Haute-Marne department.[1]
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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.[2]
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 in the 2024 European elections[3] but failed to obtain a seat in the European Parliament.
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Political positions
In May 2018, Abba co-sponsored an initiative in favour of legalizing assisted reproductive technology (ART) for all women (singles, heterosexual couples or lesbian couples).[4] In September 2018, following the appointment of François de Rugy to the government, Abba supported the candidacy of Barbara Pompili as president of the National Assembly.[5]
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