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Aurore Bergé(French pronunciation:[oʁɔʁbɛʁʒe];born 13 November 1986) is a French politician who served asMinister for Equality between women and men and Fight against discriminationsin thegovernmentofPrime MinisterGabriel Attalfrom January to September 2024.
Aurore Bergé | |
|---|---|
 Bergé in 2023 | |
| Minister for Equality between women and men and fight against discriminations | |
| In office 11 January 2024 – 21 September 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Gabriel Attal |
| Preceded by | Bérangère Couillard |
| Succeeded by | Salima Saa |
| Minister for Solidarity and Family | |
| In office 20 July 2023 – 11 January 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Élisabeth Borne Gabriel Attal |
| Preceded by | Jean-Christophe Combe |
| Succeeded by | Catherine Vautrin |
| President of theRenaissance groupin theNational Assembly | |
| In office 21 June 2022 – 20 July 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Christophe Castaner |
| Succeeded by | Sylvain Maillard |
| Memberof theNational Assembly forYvelines's10thconstituency | |
| In office 21 June 2017 – 20 August 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Frédéric Poisson |
| Succeeded by | Philippe Emmanuel |
| Member of theRegional Council of Île-de-France | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2021 | |
| President | Valérie Pécresse |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 November 1986 Paris,France |
| Political party | Renaissance(2017–present) |
| Other political affiliations | UMP(2002–2015) The Republicans(2015–2017) |
| Spouse | |
| Domestic partner | Grégory Besson-Moreau(2022–present) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent | Alain Dorval(father) |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po |
Previously, Bergé represented the10th constituencyof theYvelinesdepartmentin theNational Assemblysince2017.A former member ofThe Republicans(LR), which she left to joinLa République En Marche!(LREM) in early 2017, she is considered a close ally ofPresidentEmmanuel Macron.[1]She led the party's group in the National Assembly from 2022 to 2023. From July 2023 until a government reshuffle in January 2024, she served as Minister for Solidarity and Family in thegovernmentofPrime MinisterÉlisabeth Borne.
Early life and education
editA native ofParis,Bergé studied atSciences Poearning her degree in 2009.
Political career
editIn 2002, Bergé joined theUnion for a Popular Movement(UMP), which becameThe Republicans(LR) in 2015.[2]She has been a municipal councillor ofMagny-les-Hameauxsince the2014 election.[3]In theparty primaryahead of the2017 presidential election,she campaigned forAlain Juppé.[4]
Bergé joinedLa République En Marche!in early 2017. She wrote a column published inL'Obsto explain why she switched parties. In the2017 legislative election,she defeated incumbentChristian DemocratJean-Frédéric Poissonin the10th constituencyofYvelines.From 2017 until 2019, Bergé served as one of her parliamentary group's spokespersons under the leadership of its successive group chairsRichard FerrandandGilles Le Gendre.[5]
In 2020, Bergé was a candidate to succeed Le Gendre as the group's chair. However, she lost against former Interior MinisterChristophe Castaner.Castaner, a former member of theSocialist Partywho is associated with the party's left-wing whilst Bergé is associated with its right-wing, appointed her as his deputy (alongsideCoralie Dubost), with the title of group president delegate (présidente déléguée).[6]In addition, Bergé served as member of theCommittee on Cultural Affairs and Education.[7]
From 2022 to 2023, Bergé served as chair of the Renaissance parliamentary group.[8]
Ministerial appointments
editIn October 2023, Bergé participated in the first joint cabinet retreat of the German and French governments in Hamburg, chaired byChancellorOlaf ScholzandPresidentEmmanuel Macron.[9][10]
In January 2024 Bergé was appointed the new gender equalities minister as part of the cabinet reshuffle caused byGabriel Attalsucceeding Élisabeth Borne as Prime minister.[11]
Political positions
editIn the2012 Union for a Popular Movement leadership election,Bergé supportedFrançois Fillonas the party's leader.[12]
In September 2018, following the appointment ofFrançois de Rugyto a ministership, Bergé supported the candidacy ofRichard Ferrandfor the presidency of the National Assembly.[13]
In August 2020, Bergé was one of the LREM members who endorsed an animal welfare referendum calling a for ban on some hunting practices that are deemed "cruel".[14]
Reproductive rights
editIn September 2019, alongsideGuillaume Chiche,Bergé led a group of LREM members who advocated for abioethicslaw extending tohomosexualand single women free access tofertility treatmentssuch asin vitro fertilisation(IVF) underFrance's national health insurance;it was one of the campaign promises of PresidentEmmanuel Macronand marked the first major social reform of his five-year term.[15][16]
In October 2020, Bergé was one of 48 LREM members who voted in support of a bill introduced by theEcology Democracy Solidarityparliamentary group that would extend the legal deadline forabortionfrom 12 to 14 weeks ofpregnancy;at the time of the vote, she took a public stand based on her own experience with abortion.[17]
Hijab
editIn October 2019, Bergé caused controversy when she announced her intention to vote in favour of a draft law written byÉric CiottiofThe Republicans,which would ban the wearing of thehijabby women accompanying groups of students on school outings; as a response, five other LREM members –Coralie Dubost,Cécile Rilhac,Jean-Michel Mis,Stéphane TrompilleandÉric Bothorel– disassociated themselves from her.[18]In February 2022, she went against the party line again and was one of six LREM legislators who supported the Republicans’ motion for a ban on wearing hijabs in sports competitions.[19]
Personal life
editFrom 2009 to 2015, Bergé was married toNicolas Bays.[20]
Bergé has since been in a relationship withGrégory Besson-Moreau.In 2022, she gave birth to a daughter.[21]
See also
editBibliography
edit- "Le coup de gueule des députés artificiers", inHallier, tout feu tout flamme,Jean-Pierre Thiollet,Neva Editions, 2023, p. 51-57.ISBN978-2-35055-309-2
References
edit- ^Cédric Pietralunga and Alexandre Lemarié (20 October 2017),La République en marche: Les snipers de la MacronieLe Monde.
- ^Les 10 députés qui vont peser dans le quinquennatLe Journal du Dimanche,1 August 2017.
- ^"Elections législatives 2017".Ministry of the Interior(in French).Retrieved19 June2017.
- ^Les 10 députés qui vont peser dans le quinquennatLe Journal du Dimanche,1 August 2017.
- ^Mathilde Siraud (14 January 2019),Le groupe LaREM à l'Assemblée muscle son équipe de porte-paroleLe Figaro.
- ^Elisa Braun (10 September 2020),Ex-minister Castaner to lead Macron's party in French parliamentPolitico Europe.
- ^Aurore BergéFrench National Assembly.
- ^Jean-Baptiste Daoulas and Laure Equy (3 August 2022),En politique, les femmes prennent du grade mais restent sur leurs gardesLibération.
- ^Sarah Marsh and Andreas Rinke (9 October 2023),Germany, France hold unprecedented cabinet retreat to oil creaky EU motorReuters.
- ^Erste deutsch-französische Kabinettsklausur: Zukunftsfragen und Weltpolitik diskutiertCabinet of Germany,press release of 10 October 2023.
- ^Casali, Clovis (11 January 2024)."French PM Attal's new cabinet maintains key defence, interior ministers".France 24.Retrieved12 January2024.
- ^Nolwenn Le Blevennec (18 November 2016),Aurore Bergé, 26 ans, la candidate UMP qui a tout pour plaire à la gaucheLe Nouvel Observateur.
- ^Julie Cloris (9 September 2018),Duel Ferrand-Pompili pour présider l’Assemblée: qui soutient qui?Le Parisien.
- ^Elisa Braun (31 August 2020),Macron's glue-hunting ban threatens France's powerful lobbyPolitico Europe.
- ^Harriet Agnew (24 September 2019),France moves to extend IVF to gay and single womenFinancial Times.
- ^La PMA post-mortem rejetée par les députésL’Obs,11 September 2019.
- ^Elisa Braun (9 October 2020),Former Macron allies ramp up pressure on green, social agendaPolitico Europe.
- ^Pierre Lepelletier (16 October 2019),#NotInMyName: des députés LREM se désolidarisent d’Aurore Bergé sur le voileLe Figaro.
- ^Loris Boichot (11 February 2022),La majorité s'emmêle autour du voile dans le sportLe Figaro.
- ^Nolwenn Le Blevennec (18 November 2016),Aurore Bergé, 26 ans, la candidate UMP qui a tout pour plaire à la gaucheL'Obs.
- ^Lucien Petit-Felici (24 March 2023),Aurore Bergé prise pour cible, son bébé également menacéLe Journal du Dimanche.
