George Pau-Langevin

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George Pau-Langevin
George Pau-Langevin in 2013
Member of the National Assembly for Paris's 15th constituency
In office 1 October 2016 – 20 November 2020
Preceded by
In office 20 June 2012 – 21 July 2012
Preceded by	Constituencies re-arranged - the 15th constituency is similar to the previous , held by Pau-Langevin prior to its abolition
Succeeded by
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
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
Personal details
Born	(1948-10-19) 19 October 1948 (age 72) Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
Nationality	French
Political party	Socialist Party
Alma mater	University of Paris
Profession	Lawyer

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 from 2016 to 2020.

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 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, which mostly covered the same area of Paris as the abolished 21st constituency after the 2010 redistricting of French legislative constituencies. Her appointment as minister leads her to leave her mandate to her substitute, , 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).^[5] 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".^[10]

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.^[11] She left the Assembly in November 2020.

Recognition[]

Pau-Langevin was decorated with the Legion of Honour in March 2002.^[12]

References[]

Links[]

• Page on the French National Assembly website