Élisabeth Moreno

Élisabeth Moreno
Moreno in 2020
Minister Delegate for Gender Equality,
Diversity and Equal Opportunities
In office
6 July 2020 – 20 May 2022
Prime MinisterJean Castex
Preceded byMarlène Schiappa
Succeeded byIsabelle Lonvis-Rome
Personal details
Born (1970-09-20) 20 September 1970 (age 54)
Tarrafal, Cape Verde
NationalityFrench
Cape Verdean
Alma materUPEC
University of Mannheim
ESSEC Business School

Élisabeth Moreno (born 20 September 1970) is a French-Cape Verdean businesswoman and politician who served as Minister Delegate for Gender Equality, Diversity and Equal Opportunities at the Prime Minister's Office in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex from 2020 to 2022.[1][2]

Early life and career

Moreno moved from Cape Verde to France with her family in the late 1970s, in order for them to access medical infrastructure to treat Moreno's younger sister for burns. Her career has included growing a company in the construction sector that she created with her husband, four years at France Telecom, and later at Dell. In 2006 she obtained an Executive MBA from ESSEC Business School and the University of Mannheim.[3]

Before entering politics, Moreno worked as vice-president and managing director of Hewlett-Packard for Africa from 2019 until 2020, based in South Africa, and as president of Lenovo France from 2017 until 2019.[4]

Political career

Under Moreno's leadership, the French government successfully introduced a bill intended to protect victims of domestic violence, allowing doctors to break patient confidentiality if they believe a life is "in immediate danger".[5]

In January 2022, Moreno and Agnès Pannier-Runacher jointly published a book on feminism.[6]

In the 2022 French legislative election, Moreno contested the 9th constituency for French residents overseas but was narrowly beaten by Karim Ben Cheïkh from Génération.s (NUPES) in the second round.[7]

Other activities

  • Sanofi, Member of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) Board (since 2023)[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Achard, Pauline (2020-07-06). "La dirigeante d'entreprises Elisabeth Moreno s'installe à l'Egalité". Libération.fr (in French).
  2. ^ "Qui sont les ministres du gouvernement Castex ?". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2020-07-06.
  3. ^ "Elisabeth Moreno, l'ambition du bonheur". La Tribune (in French). 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  4. ^ Lopez, Louis-Valentin (2020-07-07). "Élisabeth Moreno : une dirigeante d'entreprises à l'égalité entre les femmes et les hommes". France Inter (in French).
  5. ^ France adopts domestic violence bill giving more power to doctors BBC News, July 21, 2020.
  6. ^ Juliette Demay and Sarah Paillou (8 January 2022), Elisabeth Moreno et Agnès Pannier-Runacher au JDD : "Les femmes ne demandent pas l'aumône" Le Journal du Dimanche.
  7. ^ Farge, Baptiste. "Législatives: Elisabeth Moreno battue dans la 9e circonscription des Français de l'étranger". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  8. ^ Elisabeth Moreno to join Sanofi's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Board Sanofi, press release of 17 April 2023.