Brigitte Klinkert (born 22 July 1956) is a French politician who became the Member of Parliament for Haut-Rhin's 1st constituency in the 2022 French legislative election. She served as Minister Delegate in charge of Integration attached to the Minister of Labour, Employment and Integration in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex from 2020 to 2022.[1]
Brigitte Klinkert | |
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 Brigitte Klinkert in 2018 | |
| Member of the National Assembly for Haut-Rhin's 1st constituency | |
| Assumed office 22 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Yves Hemedinger |
| Minister Delegate for Integration | |
| In office 6 July 2020 – 22 June 2022 | |
| President | Emmanuel Macron |
| Prime Minister | Jean Castex |
| President of the Departmental Council of Haut-Rhin | |
| In office 1 September 2017 – 29 July 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Éric Straumann |
| Succeeded by | Rémy With |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Brigitte Anne Francine Klinkert 22 July 1956 Colmar, France |
| Political party | Renaissance |
| Alma mater | Institut Régional d'Administration de Metz |
Early life and education
editBrigitte Anne Francine Klinkert was born on 22 July 1956 in Colmar, Alsace, France. Her grandfather, Joseph Rey, had been the mayor of Colmar from 1947 to 1977.[2] After secondary school in a private catholic institution, she studied law (1976) before graduating from the Metz Regional Institute of Administration in 1978.[3]
Political career
editKlinkert started her career as municipal councilor of Colmar in 1983, a position she will keep until 2020. She joined the departmental council of Haut-Rhin in 1994. She became President of the Haut-Rhin department in 2017, the first woman elected in that position, she left the position to enter the Castex government in July 2020, as Minister delegate for Integration under the direction of Minister of Labour, Élisabeth Borne.[4]
After being a member of UDF from 1998 to 2002, Klinkert joined UMP then, after the party changed its named, LR in 2015 before leaving in 2019.[5]
Klinkert was elected in Haut-Rhin's 1st constituency at the 2022 French legislative election.[6]
Political positions
editKlinkert is considered to be part of her parliamentary group's conservative wing.[7]
Recognition
editIn 2021 Klinkert received the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Qui sont les ministres du gouvernement Castex ?". Le Monde.fr (in French). 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Brigitte Klinkert at Insertion, a new recruit from LR". Web24 News. 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Mme Brigitte KLINKERT - Directrice territoriale - Biographie mise à jour le 31 juillet 2020". LesBiographies.com (in French).
- ^ "Politique. Brigitte Klinkert entre au gouvernement". DNA (in French). 6 July 2020.
- ^ archyde (7 July 2020). "Who is Brigitte Klinkert, new minister responsible for employment?". Archyde.
- ^ "Législatives : l'ancienne ministre Brigitte Klinkert élue députée de la 1re circonscription du Haut-Rhin". ici, par France Bleu et France 3 (in French). 19 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ Claire Gatinois and Nathalie Segaunes (6 October 2023), Elisabeth Borne tisse ses réseaux auprès de l’aile droite de la majorité Le Monde.
- ^ Bundespraesident (24 November 2021). "Bekanntgabe vom 1. November 2021". Bundespraesident.
Sources
edit- Biographie Brigitte Klinkert (in French)
- Resumé Brigitte Klinkert (in French)
- "Qui est Brigitte Klinkert, la première femme présidente du Haut-Rhin ?". Rue89 Strasbourg (in French). 9 October 2017.
