Ericka Bareigts
| Ericka Bareigts | |
|---|---|
 Ericka Bareigts in 2014 | |
| French Minister of Overseas | |
|
Assumed office 30 August 2016 | |
| President | François Hollande |
| Prime Minister | Manuel Valls |
| Preceded by | George Pau-Langevin |
| Member of the French National Assembly for Réunion | |
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Assumed office 17 June 2012 | |
| Preceded by | René-Paul Victoria |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
16 April 1967 Saint-Denis, Réunion |
| Nationality | French |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Alma mater |
University of La Réunion Pantheon-Sorbonne University |
Ericka Bareigts (born April 16, 1967 in Saint-Denis, Réunion) is a French politician.
Early life
Ericka Bareigts was born on April 16, 1967 in Saint-Denis, Réunion.[1][2] She graduated from the University of La Réunion, where she received a bachelor of laws, followed by the Pantheon-Sorbonne University, where she received a master of law.[2]
Career
Bareigts worked as a civil servant.[2]
Bareights joined the Socialist Party at the age of thirty.[2][3] She was elected as second vice mayor of her hometown, Saint-Denis, in 2008.[3] She has served as a member of the National Assembly since 2012.[1] In 2015, she proposed a bill to replace traditional Roman Catholic holidays like Christmas and Easter to local holidays in La Reunion.[4] The bill was rejected.[4]
Bareigts has served as Secretary of Real Equality under Prime Minister Manuel Valls since February 2016.[2] She is in charge of economic equality between Metropolitan France and the French Overseas regions.[2] Shortly after her appointment, Le Monde published an article suggesting her official title was unclear.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Mme Ericka Bareigts". Assemblee Nationale. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Haddad, Marie-Pierre (February 11, 2016). "Remaniement ministériel : Audrey Azoulay, Ericka Bareigts... Qui sont les nouveaux ministres qui entrent au gouvernement ?". RTL. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- 1 2 "Ericka BAREIGTS". Parti socialiste. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- 1 2 "Quand Ericka Bareigts voulait remplacer les jours fériés catholiques". Valeurs actuelles. February 12, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Mais que signifie donc ce secrétariat d'Etat à « l'égalité réelle » ?". Le Monde. February 13, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.