Brune Poirson
Brune Poirson | |
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Brune Poirson in 2017
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Member of the National Assembly for Vaucluse's 3rd constituency |
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Assumed office 4 August 2020 |
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Preceded by | Adrien Morenas |
In office 21 June 2017 – 21 July 2017 |
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Preceded by | Marion Maréchal |
Succeeded by | Adrien Morenas |
Secretary of State for Ecological and Inclusive Transition | |
In office 21 June 2017 – 3 July 2020 |
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President | Emmanuel Macron |
Prime Minister | Édouard Philippe |
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Born | Washington, D.C., United States |
1 September 1982
Nationality | American French |
Political party | La République En Marche! |
Alma mater | Sciences Po Aix London School of Economics John F. Kennedy School of Government |
Brune Poirson (born 1 September 1982) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served as Secretary of State to the Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition in the government of Prime Minister Édouard Philippe from 2017 until 2020.
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Early life and education
Born in Washington, D.C., Poirson's mother was a paintings conservator and her father a computer consultant; she grew up in Apt in Vaucluse, where she did part of her schooling from nursery school, in the public schools of the small rural town.[1] Poirson studied at Sciences Po Aix in Aix-en-Provence, London School of Economics and Harvard Kennedy School of Government.[2]
Professional career
Poirson's professional career began in London, where she was a legislative assistant to a Labour MP[3] and researcher at Nesta for about two years.
In London Poirson met Sam Pitroda, then minister of the government of Manmohan Singh in India. She joined his cabinet in New Delhi in 2009.[4] After that, she started working for the French Development Agency, where she coordinated projects for sustainable urban development and biodiversity conservation.
In 2012, Poirson and her partner created the CITRIX sustainable urban development working group, of which Hubert Védrine, Brice Lalonde and Sam Pitroda are stakeholders.[5]
Poirson was then recruited by Veolia as director of sustainable development and social responsibility of one of its subsidiaries, Veolia Water India, in New Delhi. In this role, she worked on drinking water distribution projects in the slums of large Indian megacities, particularly in Karnataka and Nagpur.[6] Poirson then continued her career in the United States, in Boston, until 2016, where she worked in a green technology incubator.
Poirson is a member of the 2017 promotion of the "Young Leaders" program of the France China Foundation.[7]
Political career
Member of the National Assembly
Poirson returned to France in 2016 to engage in Emmanuel Macron's movement, En Marche!.
She was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the Vaucluse's 3rd constituency, against the FN's candidate.[8]
Member of the Government
On 21 June 2017 Poirson was appointed Secretary of State to the Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition, Nicolas Hulot, in the Second Philippe government, and left her seat as a member of the National Assembly to her substitute Adrien Morenas.[9]
Upon taking office, Nicolas Hulot announced that Poirson would be in charge of the sea, biodiversity and oceans and delegates to her the European subjects. She attended the vast majority of the Councils of Energy and Environment Ministers, covering topics as diverse as the circular economy, the reform of the European electricity market, the governance of Energy union and climate, or the carbon emission trading.
On 14 March 2020, Poirson was the second French government official to test positive for COVID-19.[10]
Career after politics
In 2021, Poirson was appointed advisor on sustainable development to Accor CEO Sébastien Bazin.[11]
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