Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet

Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet
Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 November 2010
Prime Minister	François Fillon
Preceded by	Jean-Louis Borloo
Personal details
Born	14 May 1973 (1973-05-14) (age 38) Paris, France
Political party	Union for a Popular Movement
Alma mater	Polytechnic School College of Engineers

Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet (born 14 May 1973), often referred to by her initials NKM, is the current Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing of France, appointed in November 2010.

Her previous responsibilities in the French government were Forward Planning, Assessment of Public Policies and Development of the Digital Economy.

She was a member (2002-2007) of the French National Assembly representing the department of Essonne, to the south of Paris. She is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement group. She is also the mayor of Longjumeau (Essonne) since March 2008.

Although close to Jacques Chirac throughout his presidency, she is a strong advocate of green issues, and can be described as a part of the "blue ecologists" group.

She graduated from the École Polytechnique and the Collège des Ingénieurs.

Family

She comes from a politician family with Polish roots (from Józef Tomasz Kościuszko (1743-1789), brother of the famous Tadeusz Kościuszko) Her grandfather, Jacques Kosciusko-Morizet (born Kosciusko 1913-1994) was an academic, member of the French Resistance during the war, gaullist politician and former French ambassador in US whose father in law, André Morizet, was a socialist senator and mayor of Boulogne-Billancourt. Her father François Kosciusko-Morizet (b. 1940) is the current mayor of Sèvres. She is also the sister of Pierre Kosciusko-Morizet (b. 1977), one of the founders of Priceminister.com, the third ranked e-commerce site in France.

Political career

Governmental functions

Secretary of State for Ecology : 2007-2009.

Secretary of State and Prospective Development of the Digital Economy : 2009-2010.

Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing: since 2010.

Electoral mandates

National Assembly of France

Member of the National Assembly of France for Essonne (4th constituency) : 2002-2007 (Became secretary of State in 2007). Elected in 2002, reelected in 2007.

Regional Council

Regional councillor of Ile-de-France : Since 2004. Reelected in 2010.

Municipal Council

Mayor of Longjumeau : Since 2008.

Municipal councillor of Longjumeau : Since 2008.

Agglomeration Community Council

Vice-president of the Agglomeration Community Council : Since 2008.

Member of the Agglomeration Community Council : Since 2008.

Sources

	France portal
	Politics portal
	Biography portal

• Biography on the french government site (French)

Political offices
Preceded by Jean-Louis Borloo	Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing 2010–present	Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Kosciusko-Morizet, Nathalie
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Date of birth	May 14, 1973
Place of birth	Paris, France
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