Nadine Morano

Nadine Morano
Minister for Apprenticeship and Professional Formation
In office
14 November 2010 – 10 May 2012
Prime Minister François Fillon
Preceded by Nicole Péry
Succeeded by Thierry Repentin
Secretary of State in charge of the Family and the Solidarity
In office
23 June 2009 – 13 November 2010
Prime Minister François Fillon
Preceded by Valérie Létard
Succeeded by Claude Greff
Secretary of State in charge of the Family
In office
18 March 2008 – 23 June 2009
Prime Minister François Fillon
Preceded by Xavier Bertrand
Succeeded by herself
Meurthe-et-Moselle's fifth constituency's deputy
In office
19 June 2002 – 19 April 2008
Preceded by Nicole Feidt
Succeeded by Philippe Morenvillier
Personal details
Born Nadine Pucelle (change by Presidential Decret of 1976 to Nadine Pugelle)
(1963-06-11) 11 June 1963
Nancy, Lorraine
Political party Les Républicains
Children 3
Alma mater University of Lorraine

Nadine Morano (French pronunciation: ​[nadin mɔʁaˈno]; born 6 November 1963 in Nancy) is a French politician. She served as a member of the National Assembly and as a minister. She serves as a Member of the European Parliament.

Early life

Nadine Morano was born on 6 November 1963 in Nancy, France.[1][2] Her father was a truck driver.[3] Her mother, Monique Generelli, was a switchboard operator, daughter of a Piedmontese mason from Verbano-Cusio-Ossola.[4]

Political career

Morano served as a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2008, representing Meurthe-et-Moselle.[1]

Morano served as the Minister for Apprenticeship and Professional Formation under the Minister of Labour, Employment and Health, Xavier Bertrand. She was previously Secretary of State for Family in the government of François Fillon on 18 March 2008.

Morano was elected Member of the European Parliament in the 2014 European elections, representing East France. She has since been serving on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. In addition to her committee assignments, she is a member of the Parliament’s delegation for relations with the Pan-African Parliament (PAP).

In 2015, Morano announced her intention to compete for a presidential nomination in the Republicans' primaries for the 2017 presidential elections.[5] She later supported François Fillon as her party’s candidate.

Controversy

Morano is a frequent user of social media whose outspoken style and running commentary are a frequent source of mockery.[5] French daily Le Monde has created a web page, dubbed the "Moranator," that generates real phrases the politician has used and allows visitors to post them to their Twitter pages.[5]

In September 2015, Morano quoted General Charles de Gaulle on On n'est pas couché, saying that "France is a Judeo-Christian country, of white race".[6] This resulted in her removal as head of the Les Républicains (the former UMP) list for the regional elections in Meurthe-et-Moselle.[6]

Personal life

Morano got divorced five times; she has two sons and a daughter.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mme Nadine Morano". National Assembly. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Nadine Morano". European Parliament. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Nadine Morano, sa spéciale dédicace aux routards". Le Point. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 Quemener, Soazig (17 January 2012). "Nadine Morano, l'atout peuple". Le Journal du Dimanche. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 Melo, Sofia (1 October 2015). "Sarkozy threatens to oust party member over 'white race' comment". Politico Europe. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  6. 1 2 Lemarié, Alexandre (8 October 2015). "Nadine Morano, incarnation de la dérive droitière". Le Monde. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
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