Olga Givernet
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Olga Givernet
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| Minister Delegate for Energy | |
| Assumed office 21 September 2024 |
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| President | Emmanuel Macron |
| Prime Minister | Michel Barnier |
| Preceded by | Roland Lescure |
| Member of the National Assembly for Ain's 3rd constituency |
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| In office 21 June 2017 – 21 October 2024 |
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| Preceded by | Stéphanie Pernod-Beaudon |
| Succeeded by | Sophie Delorme |
| Member of the Regional council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| In office 13 December 2015 – 1 July 2021 |
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| President | Laurent Wauquiez |
| Member of the Municipal council of Saint-Genis-Pouilly | |
| In office 30 March 2014 – 18 July 2017 |
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| Born | 17 October 1981 Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France |
| Political party | Renaissance |
| Education | Polytech'Paris-UPMC |
| Occupation | Aeronautical Engineer |
Olga Givernet is a French politician. She was born on October 17, 1981. She is a member of the Renaissance political party.
Since 2017, she has been a member of the French National Assembly. This means she helps make laws for France. She represents an area in France called Ain. From September to December 2024, she also served as a special minister for energy in the French government.
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Olga Givernet's Early Life and Education
Olga Givernet finished her high school studies in a place called Yvelines, France. When she was 23 years old, she earned a degree to become an engineer. She specialized in electronics and computer science for systems that are built into other machines.
In 2015, Olga Givernet and her husband moved to Auckland, New Zealand. There, she worked as an engineer for airplanes. She also became a project manager at Air New Zealand, which is a big airline company. After living in New Zealand for three years, she returned to France in 2017. She and her husband settled in the Ain region. She then started working at jet maintenance centers near Geneva Airport.
Olga Givernet's Political Journey
Starting in Local Politics
In 2013, Olga Givernet joined a political party called the Democratic Movement (MoDem). In March 2014, she was elected as a city councilor in Saint-Genis-Pouilly. This role meant she helped make decisions for the local town. She also became a councilor for the group of towns in the Country of Gex.
In late 2015, Olga Givernet decided to leave the MoDem party. This was because the party chose to work with another group whose ideas she did not agree with. She then ran in the regional elections for the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes area. She was elected as part of a group of left-leaning parties.
Because of a rule about holding too many political jobs at once, Olga Givernet resigned from her city council position in Saint-Genis-Pouilly on July 18, 2017.
Serving in the French National Assembly
In 2016, Olga Givernet ran in a special election for the 3rd area of Ain. She ran as an independent candidate, meaning she wasn't officially part of a big party yet. She said she was a "democrat" and a centrist, and that she was supported by Emmanuel Macron. She did not win this election.
Later in 2016, Olga Givernet joined a new political movement called En Marche!, which was started by Emmanuel Macron. She became the leader for this movement in the Ain region. In May 2017, she was chosen to be the party's candidate for the 2017 parliamentary elections in the 3rd area of Ain. She won this election and became a member of the National Assembly.
As a member of parliament, Olga Givernet works on important committees. She is part of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, which deals with France's relationships with other countries. She also joined committees that look at how public policies are working and evaluate scientific and technological choices. She is also part of a group that helps build friendship between French and Swiss lawmakers.
In July 2019, Olga Givernet tried to become the leader of her party's group in parliament, but she did not win. She was re-elected to the National Assembly in the 2022 French legislative election. She was also re-elected in the 2024 election after the National Assembly was dissolved early.
Working in the Government
In September 2024, Olga Givernet was appointed as a special minister for energy in the government led by Michel Barnier. In this role, she represented France in important discussions about a global agreement to reduce plastic pollution.
Olga Givernet's Political Views
In May 2018, Olga Givernet supported a law about bioethics. This law aimed to allow lesbian and single women to access fertility treatments, like in vitro fertilisation (IVF), under France's national health insurance. This was an important promise made by President Emmanuel Macron.
In July 2019, Olga Givernet voted in favor of France approving a trade agreement between the European Union and Canada. This agreement is called the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
