Sophie Cluzel (French pronunciation:[sɔfiklyzɛl]; born 7 January 1961) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served as the Secretary of State in charge of People with Disabilities in the governments of successive Prime MinistersÉdouard Philippe and Jean Castex from 2017 to 2022.[2][3][4]

Early career

Early in her career, Cluzel was the founder of various associations for the education of disabled children, including the SAIS 92 collective and the association Grandir à l'école (Growing up at school), an initiative dedicated to children with Down syndrome.[5]

Cluzel served as president of the National Federation of Associations Serving Students with Disabilities and as administrator of the National Union of Associations of Parents to Mentally Handicapped Persons and their Friends (UNAPEI) from 2011 to 2013.[5]

Political career

For the 2021 regional elections, Cluzel was nominated as LREM's candidate to become President of the Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.[6] Following an agreement between LREM and the Republicans (LR), she later ran on same ticket led by LR's Renaud Muselier, the incumbent president of the Regional Council.[7]

Personal life

Cluzel is married to a nephew of Jean Cluzel.

References

  1. ^Élections régionales 2021 : Sophie Cluzel nommée cheffe de file de LREM en Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Le Figaro, 18 February 2021.
  2. ^Collas, Aurélie; Battaglia, Mattea (17 May 2017). "La militante Sophie Cluzel nommée secrétaire d'Etat aux personnes handicapées" [Activist Sophie Cluzel appointed Secretary of State for People with Disabilities]. Le Monde (in French).
  3. ^ Moreira, Enrique (17. Mai 2017). „Sophie Cluzel: une secrétaire d'Etat chargée du Handicap engagée“ [Sophie Cluzel: eine engagierte Staatssekretärin für Behinderung]. Les Echos .
  4. ^ „Qui est Sophie Cluzel, nommée secrétaire d'Etat chargée des personnes handicapées“ [Wer ist Sophie Cluzel, zur Staatssekretärin für Menschen mit Behinderungen in der philippinischen Regierung ernannt?]. HuffPost (auf Französisch). 17. Mai 2017.
  5. ^ Gaborit , Chloé (18. Mai 2017) . „Sophie Cluzel, une figure associative engagée pour le handicap“ [Sophie Cluzel, eine engagierte Aktivistin für Behinderte]. L'Obs (auf Französisch).
  6. ^ Régionales en PACA: Sophie Cluzel sera cheffe de file pour la République en Marche France Bleu , 18. Februar 2021.
  7. ^ Macrons Partei verbündet sich mit Konservativen für die Regionalwahlen im Süden  Reuters , 2. Mai 2021.