George Pau-Langevin
George Pau-Langevin | |
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George Pau-Langevin in 2013 | |
| Deputy Defender of Rights | |
| Assumed office 16 November 2020 | |
| President | Emmanuel Macron |
| Member of the National Assembly for Paris's 15th constituency | |
| In office 1 October 2016 – 20 November 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Fanélie Carrey-Conte |
| Succeeded by | Lamia El Aaraje |
| In office 20 June 2012 – 21 July 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Constituencies re-arranged - the 15th constituency is similar to the previous 21st constituency, held by Pau-Langevin prior to its abolition |
| Succeeded by | Fanélie Carrey-Conte |
| Minister of Overseas Territories | |
| In office 1 April 2014 – 30 August 2016 | |
| President | François Hollande |
| Prime Minister | Manuel Valls |
| Preceded by | Victorin Lurel |
| Succeeded by | Ericka Bareigts |
| Junior Minister for Educational Success | |
| In office 1 April 2014 – 30 August 2016 | |
| President | François Hollande |
| Prime Minister | Jean-Marc Ayrault |
| Member of the National Assembly for Paris's 21st constituency | |
| In office 19 June 2007 – 19 June 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Michel Charzat |
| Succeeded by | Constituency removed, but mostly moved to the new 15th constituency, held by Pau-Langevin |
| Member of the Regional Council of Île-de-France | |
| In office 23 March 1992 – 15 March 1998 | |
| President | Michel Giraud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 October 1948 Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Alma mater | Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
George Pau-Langevin (French pronunciation: [ʒɔʁʒ po lɑ̃ʒvɛ̃]; born 19 October 1948 in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe) is a French lawyer and politician. A member of the Socialist Party (PS). Close to Bertrand Delanoë, she was deputy for the 21st constituency of Paris from 2007 to 2012, then re-elected in the 15th constituency, which took over roughly the same territory in Paris, in 2012. She was the Minister Delegate for Educational Success in the governments of Jean-Marc Ayrault from 2012 to 2014, then was appointed Minister of Overseas Territories in 2014 in the governments of Manuel Valls. Resigning in 2016, she regained her seat as a deputy and was re-elected the following year. She left the National Assembly in November 2020, following her appointment as Deputy Defender of Rights.