Christelle Dubos

Christelle Dubos
Member of the National Assembly
for Gironde's 12th constituency
In office
4 August 2020 – 21 June 2022
Preceded byPascal Lavergne
Succeeded byPascal Lavergne
In office
21 June 2017 – 16 November 2018
Preceded byMartine Faure
Succeeded byPascal Lavergne
Secretary of State to the Minister of Solidarities and Health
In office
16 October 2018 – 6 July 2020
PresidentEmmanuel Macron
Prime MinisterÉdouard Philippe
Member of the Municipal council of Sadirac
In office
2014–2020
Personal details
Born (1976-03-26) 26 March 1976 (age 48)
Le Coteau, France
Political partyLa République En Marche!
ProfessionSocial worker

Christelle Dubos (born 26 March 1976) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who was elected to the French National Assembly from 2017 to 2022, representing the department of Gironde.[1]

Early life and education

Dubos is the daughter of an engineer and a seamstress. She is the mother of two children.[2]

Professional career

Holder of a diploma of social worker, Dubos practiced between 1998 and 2007, before participating in the setting up of the Intercommunal Center of Social Action in the community of communes of Créonnais. Until her election in June 2017, she was Director of Solidarity and Employment at the community of Montesquieu.[3]

Political career

Dubos began her political career a councillor of Sadirac, responsible for social affairs, housing and solidarity in April 2014.[4]

Not affiliated with a political party until then, Dubos joined the movement En Marche, which she believes "share the values" in December 2016.

Member of the National Assembly

On 11 May 2017 Dubos was chosen by La République En Marche! to be the party's candidate in the 12th constituency of the Gironde. She won on 18 June 2017 with 56.71% of the vote ahead of Christophe Miqueu, candidate of La France Insoumise. She succeeded Martine Faure, who decided not to run again.

In parliament, Dubos served on the Committee on Economic Affairs. In this capacity, she was particularly committed to territorial cohesion, housing and professional integration. She was also a co-rapporteur on the evolution of housing, planning and digital technology (ELAN Law), particularly on the aspects related to housing and social mix [5]

Member of the Government

From 2018 until 2020, Dubos served as Secretary of State to the Minister of Solidarities and Health in the government of Prime Minister Édouard Philippe, serving under the leadership of the successive Ministers of Solidarities and Health Agnès Buzyn and Olivier Véran.[6] In that capacity, she oversaw the ministry’s activities on the fight against poverty, family policies and access to care for the poor.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Gironde - 12e circonscription : Résultats des législatives".
  2. ^ Marc Landré (30 November 2018). "Christelle Dubos, a social pro to fight against precariousness". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  3. ^ Christelle Dubos. "CWho am I ?" (in French). Christelle Dubos's official site. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  4. ^ G. B. (23 May 2017). "A face for La République en marche". Sud Ouest (in French). Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Mme Christelle Dubos". National Assembly (in French). Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Press release - reshuffle and composition of the new government". Élysée (in French). 16 October 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Duties of Secretary of State Christelle Dubos specified". Le Figaro (in French). 15 November 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2019.