Hervé Berville (; born 15 January 1990) is a French economist and politician of Renaissance (RE) who has served as a member of the National Assembly from 2017 to 2022 and again since 2024, representing the department of Côtes-d'Armor.
From 2022 to 2024, Berville served as Secretary of State for the Sea and Biodiversity in the governments of successive Prime Ministers Élisabeth Borne and Gabriel Attal.Remaniement : Hervé Berville, député Renaissance des Côtes-d’Armor, nommé secrétaire d’Etat à la mer Le Monde, 4 July.
Early life and education A survivor of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, Berville was adopted by a French couple in Brittany, graduated from the London School of Economics and worked for Stanford University. During his studies, he conducted research in Kenya in 2016.Rebecca Tan and Sarah Wildman (19 June 2017), Meet some of the colorful, wildly inexperienced members of France’s new parliament Vox.Valérie de Senneville (8 June 2017), Portraits d’inconnus En marche Les Échos. Berville is active in the French intellectual circles.
Political career In the French National Assembly, Berville was a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. In addition to his committee assignments, he served as vice chairman of the French Parliamentary Friendship Group for relations with Burundi and Rwanda.
In April 2020, Berville was dispatched by President Emmanuel Macron to Kigali to officially represent the French government at the commemorations on the occasion of the 26th anniversary of the Genocide against the Tutsi of Rwanda.
Political positions In July 2019, Berville voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.
Other activities Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Member of the Advisory Group of the Goalkeepers Initiative (since 2022)Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Appoints New Members to Goalkeepers Advisory Group to Accelerate Progress Toward Global Goals Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, press release of 9 May 2019. French Development Agency (AFD), Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2018)Composition of the Supervisory Board, 11 November 2018 French Development Agency (AFD).
See also 2017 French legislative election
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