Bérangère Couillard

French politician

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Bérangère Couillard
Bérangère Couillard in 2017

Member of the National Assembly for Gironde's 6th constituency
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 February 2024
Preceded by	Frédéric Zgainski
In office 21 June 2017 – 4 July 2022
Preceded by	Alain Rousset
Succeeded by	Frédéric Zgainski
Minister for Gender Equality and fight against discriminations
In office 20 July 2023 – 11 January 2024
Prime Minister	Élisabeth Borne
Preceded by	Isabelle Lonvis-Rome
Succeeded by	Aurore Bergé
Secretary of State for Ecology
In office 4 July 2022 – 20 July 2023
Prime Minister	Élisabeth Borne
Preceded by	Bérangère Abba
Succeeded by	Sarah El Haïry

Personal details
Born	(1986-07-24) 24 July 1986 (age 37) Rennes, France
Political party	Renaissance
Alma mater	University of Rennes 1 Institut d'Administration des Entreprises

Bérangère Couillard (French pronunciation: [beʁɑ̃ʒɛʁ kujaʁ]; born 24 July 1986) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served as Minister for Gender Equality and Fight against discriminations in the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne from 2023 to 2024.^[1]

Couillard previously served as State Secretary for Ecology in Borne's government from 2022 to 2023.^[2] From the 2017 elections to 2022, she was a member of the French National Assembly, representing the department of Gironde.^[3]

Early life and education

Originally from Rennes, Couillard studied in Brittany, Paris and Ireland.^[4]

Political career

In the National Assembly, Couillard served as member of the Committee on Sustainable Development and Spatial Planning. In addition to her committee assignments, she represented the parliament on the Higher Council for Energy (CSE).^[5] Within her parliamentary group, she co-chaired (alongside Guillaume Gouffier-Cha) a working group on fighting domestic violence.^[6]

Political positions

In April 2018, Couillard joined other co-signatories around Sébastien Nadot in officially filing a request for a commission of inquiry into the legality of French weapons sales to the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, days before an official visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Paris.^[7]

In May 2018, Couillard co-sponsored an initiative in favour of legalizing assisted reproductive technology (ART) for all women (singles, heterosexual couples or lesbian couples).^[8]

In July 2019, Couillard voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union's Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.^[9]

References

^ Virginie Ballet (20 July 2023), Remaniement : Bérangère Couillard en transition vers l’Egalité Libération.
^ Pierre Breteau, Romain Imbach, Gary Dagorn, William Audureau, Jonathan Parienté and Assma Maad (4 July 2022), Qui sont les membres du gouvernement remanié d’Elisabeth Borne ? Le Monde.
^ http://www.francetvinfo.fr/elections/resultats/gironde_33/gironde_7ere-circonscription^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Thomas Coignac (18 June 2017), Législatives : qui est Bérangère Couillard, la nouvelle députée REM de la 7e circonscription de Gironde France Bleu.
^ Bérangère Couillard French National Assembly.
^ Agnès Leclair and Mathilde Siraud (29 November 2019), Ce que contient le texte de la majorité contre les violences conjugales Le Figaro.
^ John Irish and Marine Pennetier (April 5, 2018), Ahead of Saudi prince visit, Macron lawmaker asks for inquiry over French arms sales Reuters.
^ La PMA pour toutes, un acte d’égalité Libération, 29 May 2018.
^ Maxime Vaudano (July 24, 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.