Brune Poirson

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.

Brune Poirson
Brune Poirson in 2017
Member of the National Assembly
for Vaucluse's 3rd constituency
Assumed office
4 August 2020
Preceded byAdrien Morenas
In office
21 June 2017 – 21 July 2017
Preceded byMarion Maréchal
Succeeded byAdrien Morenas
Secretary of State for Ecological and Inclusive Transition
In office
21 June 2017 – 3 July 2020
PresidentEmmanuel Macron
Prime MinisterÉdouard Philippe
Personal details
Born (1982-09-01) 1 September 1982
Washington, D.C., United States
NationalityAmerican
French
Political partyLa République En Marche!
Alma materSciences Po Aix
London School of Economics
John F. Kennedy School of Government

Early life and education

Born in Washington, D.C., her 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

Her 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 she 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, she and her partner created the CITRIX sustainable urban development working group, of which Hubert Védrine, Brice Lalonde and Sam Pitroda are stakeholders.[5]

She 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] Brune Poirson then continued her career in the United States, in Boston, until 2016, where she worked in a green technology incubator.

She is a member of the 2017 promotion of the "Young Leaders" program of the France China Foundation.[7]

On 14 March 2020, Brune Poirson was the second French government official to test positive for COVID-19.[8]

Political career

Member of the National Assembly

Brune 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.[9]

Member of the Government
Brune Poirson and the Estonian Minister of the Environment Siim Valmar Kiisler in 2017

On 21 June 2017 she 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.[10]

Upon taking office, Nicolas Hulot announced that she will 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.

References
  1. Annie Vergnenegre (22 June 2017). "Who is Brune Poirson, a 34-year-old Vauclusienne, a novice in politics, who enters the government?" (in French). France 3. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  2. "Brune Poirson (CV officiel)". French gouv. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  3. Isabelle Lassalle & Philippe Paupert (18 June 2017). "Legislative: who is Brune Poirson, new MEP LREM of the 3rd constituency of Vaucluse?" (in French). France Bleu. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  4. Quentin Girard (17 June 2018). "Legislative: Brune Poirson, the taste of hatching" (in French). Libération. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  5. Erwan Bruckert (9 March 2018). "Legislative: Brune Poirson,ecology without ideology" (in French). Le Point. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  6. Quentin Girard (17 June 2018). "Legislative: Brune Poirson, the taste of hatching" (in French). Libération. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  7. "THE 2017 YOUNG LEADERS WITH FRENCH PRIME MINISTER EDOUARD PHILIPPE". France China Foundation. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  8. "Coronavirus : la secrétaire d'Etat Brune Poirson testée positive" (in French). Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  9. "2017 legislative results: Brune Poirson (LREM) wins at Marion Maréchal-Le Pen, the FN beaten on the wire" (in French). 20 Minutes. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  10. "Brune Poirson Appointed Secretary of State for Ecological Transition" (in French). Le Figaro. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
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