Nadine Morano | |
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.jpg) Nadine Morano in 2014 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2014 | |
| Constituency | France |
| 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 |
| Member of theNational Assembly for Meurthe-et-Moselle's 5th constituency | |
| In office 19 June 2002 – 19 April 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Nicole Feidt |
| Succeeded by | Philippe Morenvillier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nadine Yvonne Pucelle (change by Presidential Decret of 1976 to Nadine Yvonne Pugelle) (1963-11-06)6 November 1963 (age 61) Nancy,Lorraine |
| Nationality | French |
| Political party | LR (2015–present) |
| Other political affiliations | RPR (1981–2002) UMP (2002–2015) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Lorraine |
Nadine Morano (French pronunciation:[nadinmɔʁaˈno]; born 6 November 1963 inNancy) is a French politician of theRepublicans who has been serving asMember of the European Parliament since 2014. She previously was a member of theNational Assembly and a minister.
Morano was born on 6 November 1963 inNancy, France.[1][2] Her father was a truck driver.[3] Her mother, Monique Generelli, was a switchboard operator, daughter of aPiedmontese mason fromVerbano-Cusio-Ossola.[4]
Morano served as a member of theNational Assembly from 2002 to 2008, representingMeurthe-et-Moselle.[1] In parliament, she was a member of the Committee on Cultural Affairs (2002-2007) and the Defense Committee (2007-2008).[5]
Morano served as the Deputy Minister for Apprenticeship and Vocational Training under theMinister of Labour, Employment and Health,Xavier Bertrand. She was previously Secretary of State for Family in the government ofFrançois Fillon on 18 March 2008.
Morano was electedMember of the European Parliament in the2014 European elections, representingEast France. She has since been serving on theCommittee on Industry, Research and Energy. In addition to her committee assignments, she is a member of the Parliament's delegation for relations with thePan-African Parliament (PAP).
Ahead of the2015 French regional elections, the Republicans' chairNicolas Sarkozy removed Morano – then considered one of his staunchest allies – from the party's list after she state that France was a "white race" country that must stay that way.[6]
Later that year, Morano announced her intention to compete for a presidential nomination in theRepublicans' primaries for the2017 presidential elections.[7] She later supportedFrançois Fillon as her party's candidate before urging him to withdraw his bid amid the so-calledFillon affair.[8] In the Republicans'2017 leadership election, she endorsedLaurent Wauquiez.[9]
Ahead of the2022 presidential elections, Morano publicly declared her support forMichel Barnier as the Republicans' candidate.[10]
In 2023, the Republicans' chairmanÉric Ciotti appointed Morano as member of hisshadow cabinet and put her in charge of the party's immigration policies.[11]
She was re-elected as an MEP following the2024 European Parliament election in France.[12]
Morano is a frequent user ofsocial media whose outspoken style and running commentary are a frequent source of mockery.[7] French dailyLe Monde has created a web page, dubbed the "Moranator," that generates real phrases the politician has used and allows visitors to post them to theirTwitter pages.[7]
In September 2015, Morano quoted GeneralCharles de Gaulle onOn n'est pas couché, saying that "France is a Judeo-Christian country, of white race".[13] This resulted in her removal as head of theLes Républicains (the former UMP) list for theregional elections in Meurthe-et-Moselle.[13]
In 2019, Morano faced allegations ofracism when she criticized the way government spokespersonSibeth Ndiaye dressed as "circus clothes", adding that Ndiaye became a French citizen "only" three years before, "clearly with big gaps over French culture, unworthy of her government post".Gilles Le Gendre, who chaired theLa République En Marche group in theNational Assembly at the time, called on Morano to withdraw her comments and apologize or be prosecuted.[14]
In 2020, Morano stated that French actressAïssa Maïga, who was born inSenegal, should "go back toAfrica" if she "was not happy with seeing so many white people in France".[15][16]
On 6 November 2007, Morano was among the guests invited to thestate dinner hosted byU.S. PresidentGeorge W. Bush in honor ofPresidentNicolas Sarkozy at theWhite House.[17]
Morano has been divorced; she has two sons and a daughter.[4] One of his sons, Grégoire, died in July 2024 at the age of 33.[18]
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