Emmanuelle Cosse | |
|---|---|
 Cosse in 2010 | |
| Minister of Housing and Sustainable Habitat | |
| In office 11 February 2016 – 10 May 2017 | |
| President | François Hollande |
| Prime Minister | Manuel Valls Bernard Cazeneuve |
| Preceded by | Sylvia Pinel |
| Succeeded by | Richard Ferrand (Territorial Cohesion) |
| National Secretary of Europe Ecology – The Greens | |
| In office 30 November 2013 – 11 February 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Pascal Durand |
| Succeeded by | David Cormand |
| Member of the Regional Council of Île-de-France | |
| Assumed office 26 March 2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 November 1974 Paris, France |
| Party | Europe Ecology – The Greens |
| Spouse | |
Emmanuelle Cosse (born 15 November 1974) is a French activist with LGBTQ and feminist groups, and a politician with the green party Europe Ecology – The Greens, as well as a journalist and magazine editor.
Biography
[edit]A member of a prominent Leftist family,[1] she first became an activist as a student with the Fédération indépendante et démocratique lycéenne.
The successor to Philippe Mangeot, from 1999 to 2001, she was president of ACT UP-Paris, the local chapter of international LGBT rights and HIV/AIDS direct action group ACT UP.[2] She was Co-Editor in Chief of the high-profile magazine Regards, after having worked for several newspapers.
Political career
[edit]She ran as a candidate with the party Europe Écologie (now Europe Écologie – Les Verts) during the 2010 French regional elections, in Île-de-France, which includes the city of Paris.[3] She is currently Vice-President of the Regional Council of Île-de-France, administering the housing portfolio, since 26 March 2010. On 30 November 2013, she is elected National Secretary (in French secrétaire nationale) of Europe Écologie – Les Verts (EELV).[4]
On 11 February 2016, Cosse was appointed to French President François Hollande's cabinet as Minister for Housing and Sustainable Habitat. She resigned from her position as National Secretary of Europe Ecology – Les Verts on the same day.[5]
Ahead of the Socialist Party's 2017 primaries, Cosse publicly endorsed François de Rugy as the left-wing parties' candidate for the presidential election later that year.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Libération : Emmanuelle Cosse, 25 ans, nouvelle présidente d'Act Up. Première femme, hétérosexuelle et séronégative, à diriger l'association. Virus militant.
- ^ L'Humanité : Emmanuelle Cosse, l'activisme au féminin
- ^ "Europe Ecologie : Les candidats Europe Ecologie présentent leurs voeux à la presse". Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ French Greens elect new General Secretary and party board – European Green Party, 3 Dec. 2013
- ^ "Cosse au Logement, les Verts à la rue". Liberation. 11 February 2016.
- ^ Arnaud Focraud (12 December 2016) Primaire de la gauche : pour qui votent les ministres? Le Journal du Dimanche.
