Bérangère Fabienne Maria Abba (; born 22 October 1976) is a French politician who served as Secretary of State for Biodiversity in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex from 2020 to 2022. As a member of Renaissance (RE), she previously represented the 1st constituency of the Haute-Marne department in the National Assembly from 2017 until 2020.
Early career The owner of a family lingerie shop, Abba was a municipal councillor of Chaumont from 2014 to 2017. In the 2015 departmental election, she ran in the canton of Chaumont-2 as a miscellaneous right candidate, but failed to qualify for the second round.
Political career Abba was elected to the National Assembly in Haute-Marne's 1st constituency in 2017 with 53.4% of the second-round vote for La République En Marche! (later Renaissance). In Parliament, she served on the Committee on Laws from 2017 until 2020. In addition to her committee assignments, she was part of the French-Haitian Parliamentary Friendship Group.Bérangère Abba French National Assembly.
On 26 July 2020, Abba was appointed as Secretary of State for Biodiversity at the Ministry for the Ecological Transition under Minister Barbara Pompili. She left the government on 20 May 2022.
In the 2022 legislative election, this time running for Horizons, she lost her seat to Christophe Bentz of VIA, the Way of the People (supported by the National Rally), with 48.7% of the second-round vote.
Abba was a candidate on the Ensemble list led by Valérie Hayer in the 2024 European election but failed to obtain a seat in the European Parliament, as she was placed 17th.Laure Equy (4 May 2024), Européennes : la liste de la majorité étoffée sans surprises derrière Valérie Hayer Libération. In the 2024 snap legislative election, she ran again in Haute-Marne's 1st constituency, losing again to Bentz with 46.1% of the second-round vote.
Political positions In May 2018, Abba co-sponsored an initiative in favour of legalising assisted reproductive technology (ART) for all women (singles, heterosexual couples or lesbian couples).La PMA pour toutes, un acte d’égalité Libération, 29 May 2018. In September 2018, following the appointment of François de Rugy to the government, Abba supported the candidacy of Barbara Pompili for president of the National Assembly.Julie Cloris (9 September 2018), Duel Ferrand-Pompili pour présider l’Assemblée : qui soutient qui ? Le Parisien.
Honours Knight of the Legion of Honour (2025)
See also List of MPs who lost their seat in the 2022 French legislative election
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