George Pau-Langevin

George Pau-Langevin (born 19 October 1948 in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe) is a French lawyer and politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who has served as a member of the National Assembly from 2007 until 2012 and again since 2016.

George Pau-Langevin
George Pau-Langevin in 2013
Member of the National Assembly for Paris's 15th constituency
Assumed office
1 October 2016
Preceded byFanélie Carrey-Conte
In office
20 June 2012 – 21 July 2012
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byFanélie Carrey-Conte
Minister of Overseas Territories
In office
1 April 2014 – 30 August 2016
PresidentFrançois Hollande
Prime MinisterManuel Valls
Preceded byVictorin Lurel
Succeeded byEricka Bareigts
Junior Minister for Educational Success
In office
1 April 2014 – 30 August 2016
PresidentFrançois Hollande
Prime MinisterJean-Marc Ayrault
Member of the National Assembly for Paris's 21st constituency
In office
19 June 2007 – 19 June 2012
Preceded byMichel Charzat
Succeeded byConstituency removed
Member of the Regional council of Île-de-France
In office
23 March 1992 – 15 March 1998
Personal details
Born (1948-10-19) 19 October 1948
Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
NationalityFrench
Political partySocialist Party
Alma materUniversity of Paris
ProfessionLawyer

Early life and education
George Pau-Langevin in 1989

Pau-Langevin was president of the Movement against racism and for friendship between peoples from 1984 to 1987.[1] In 1989, she joined the National Agency for the Promotion and Integration of Workers from Overseas as Deputy Director, which she later directed from 1997 to 2001.

Political career

Career in local politics

Municipal councilor of the 20th arrondissement of Paris from 1989 to 1995,[2] Pau-Langevin found this function during the municipal elections of 2008, elected on the list led by Frédérique Calandra.

Pau-Langevin was one of the initiators of the name change of the street Richepanse (general who contributed to reestablish slavery in Guadeloupe in 1802, on the order of Bonaparte) in street Chevalier-de-Saint-George, in the 1st arrondissement of Paris (named after a Métis from Guadeloupe, swordsman, violinist, conductor and famous composer, from the second half of the 18th century).[3]

Pau-Langevin was a member of the Regional council of Île-de-France from 1992 to 1998.

Member of the National Assembly

Pau-Langevin was elected member of the National Assembly for Paris's 21st constituency during the 2007 French legislative election. During her first term, she was the only black deputy from mainland France.[4] In parliament, she served on the Committee on Legal Affairs (2007-2012).[5]

As vice-president of the Socialist, Radical and Citizen Group (SRC) in the National Assembly, Pau-Langevin was in charge of immigration and co-development issues between 2007 and 2009. In this capacity, she is responsible for the opposition to the September 2007 bill relating to immigration control, integration and asylum. She fights the measure relating to DNA tests within the framework of family reunification and seizes, with her colleagues of the socialist group, the Constitutional Council on the subject of ethnic statistics.[6]

During the 2012 legislative elections, Pau-Langevin was elected member of the National Assembly in the Paris's 15th constituency. Her appointment as minister leads her to leave her mandate to her substitute, Fanélie Carrey-Conte, who exercises it from 22 July 2012.

Career in government

Following François Hollande's victory in the 2012 presidential election, Pau-Langevin was appointed Junior Minister for Educational Success in the government of Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault.

Pau-Langevin's tenure at the Ministry of Educational Success includes measures in favor of the School's relationship with parents, equality and against discrimination, the holding of meetings with the Minister of the city and all stakeholders of educational success, the creation of a National Observatory of educational success and the attribution of the Great National Cause 2013 to the fight against illiteracy.[7]

George Pau-Langevin during the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference

During the reshuffle of 2 April 2014, following the defeat of the majority in the municipal elections, Pau-Langevin was appointed Minister of Overseas in the First Valls government in place of Victorin Lurel. She was reappointed to this post on 27 August 2014 in the Second Valls government, even if her departure is envisaged during the reshuffle of February 2016.[8]

In this capacity, Pau-Langevin presented several plans for the overseas territories (youth, housing, health, security)[8] and in April 2016 managed several nights of urban violence in Mayotte. She also prepared, jointly with the Secretary of State for Real Equality Ericka Bareigts, a bill for real equality overseas, providing for a development plan to gradually reduce the differences in living standards and quality of life[9] and the creation of the future Cité des Outre-mer.[8]

Pau-Langevin announced her resignation on 30 August 2016 (the same day as Emmanuel Macron) for personal reasons [and] regaining contact with the field,[8] after having however made a press conference back to school the same morning. She was replaced by Ericka Bareigts.

In the Socialist Party's 2017 presidential primaries, Pau-Langevin endorsed Vincent Peillon as her party's candidate for that year's presidential election and worked on his campaign team.

Return to the National Assembly

Running for re-election in the 2017 legislative elections, Pau-Langevin won the second round with 60.3% of the votes cast, in a constituency where La République en marche had not invested a candidate.

In parliament, Pau-Langevin has served on the Committee on Cultural Affairs and Education (2017-2019) and the Committee on Legal Affairs (since 2019).[10] In December 2018, she was appointed rapporteur for the "flash mission" on the future of France Ô, but later withdrew from the mission on 22 March 2019, believing that, despite several reminders, the work of this mission did not start. During an interview, here are these propros : "we're already running France Ô. This is something serious and that is why I will not continue this mission because I feel that it is useless".[11]

In addition to her committee assignments, Pau-Langevin was appointed by Prime Minister Jean Castex as deputy of Ombudsman (Défenseur des droits) Claire Hédon in 2020.[12]

Recognition

Pau-Langevin was decorated with the Legion of Honour in March 2002.[13]

References
  1. "George Pau-Langevin, from MRAP to the Ministry of Educational Success". Le Monde (in French). 16 May 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  2. Anne-Laëtitia Béraud (2 April 2014). "George Pau-Langevin is appointed Minister of Overseas" (in French). 20 minutes (France). Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  3. Emilie Tran Phong (4 February 2002). "Rue Richepance becomes that of Chevalier-de-Saint-Georges". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  4. Kerstin Gehmlich (June 19, 2007), French politics remains a largely white and male affair Reuters.
  5. George Pau-Langevin [National Assembly (France)|National Assembly]].
  6. Laetitia Van Eeckhout (19 February 2009). "Discrimination: Socialist deputies want to advance the issue of ethnic statistics". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  7. Gilbert Longhi (8 May 2014). "Where did educational success go after the cabinet reshuffle?" (in French). Café Pédagogique. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  8. "Surprise departure of George Pau-Langevin, Minister for Overseas". Le Monde (in French). 30 August 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  9. Patrick Roger (4 August 2016). "A bill tackles the inequalities between the metropolis and the French overseas departments and territories". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  10. George Pau-Langevin [National Assembly (France)|National Assembly]].
  11. Philippe Triay (22 March 2019). "Paris MP George Pau-Langevin withdraws from "flash mission" on the future of France Ô" (in French). La Première. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  12. Denis Cosnard (November 13, 2020), La députée socialiste George Pau-Langevin nommée adjointe auprès de la Défenseure des droits Le Monde.
  13. http://www.france-phaleristique.com/lh_promo_31-12-01.htmlanguage=fr. Retrieved 21 April 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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