Bérangère Abba

Bérangère Abba (born 22 October 1976) is a French politician who served as Secretary of State for Biodiversity in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex from 2020 to 2022. A lingerie shopkeeper, she was elected a municipal councillor of Chaumont in 2014. As a member of Renaissance (RE), she was a member of the National Assembly from 2017 until 2020, representing the 1st constituency of the Haute-Marne department.

Political career
In parliament, Abba served on the Committee on Legal Affairs from 2017 until 2020. In addition to her committee assignments, she was part of the French-Haitian Parliamentary Friendship Group. On 26 July 2020, Abba was appointed as Secretary of State for Biodiversity at the Ministry for the Ecological Transition under minister Barbara Pompili.

Political positions
In May 2018, Abba co-sponsored an initiative in favour of legalizing assisted reproductive technology (ART) for all women (singles, heterosexual couples or lesbian couples). In September 2018, following the appointment of François de Rugy to the government, Abba supported the candidacy of Barbara Pompili as president of the National Assembly.