14 Facts About Ericka Bareigts

Ericka Bareigts was a member of the National Assembly from 2012 until 2016 and from 2017 until 2020.

Ericka Bareigts graduated from the University of La Reunion, where she received a bachelor of laws, followed by the Pantheon-Sorbonne University, where she received a master of law.

Ericka Bareigts was elected as second vice mayor of her hometown, Saint-Denis, in 2008.

Ericka Bareigts initiated many projects for the city, in particular the global educational project which promotes the teaching of English in large section of kindergarten, the learning of chess games during the lunch break or the work of sports educators with young students on "self-esteem".

Ericka Bareigts was chosen as head of the PS's list for the 2009 European elections in the Overseas Territories of France.

In 2012, Ericka Bareigts ran for legislative elections in Reunion's 1st constituency.

In 2015, Ericka Bareigts proposed a bill to replace traditional Roman Catholic holidays like Christmas and Easter with local holidays in La Reunion The bill was rejected.

Ericka Bareigts declares thus: "For me, black deputy of the Republic, France described by Mrs Morano is not mine".

On 12 September 2018, following the appointment of Francois de Rugy to the government, Ericka Bareigts was the Socialist group's candidate for the President of the National Assembly and collected 31 votes.

On 1 June 2018 Ericka Bareigts succeeds in bringing the government back to public session, which wanted to derogate Overseas and Corsica from the application of the 1986 coastal law, by allowing the construction of public or private collective facilities nearby ocean or beaches.

Ericka Bareigts served as Secretary of Real Equality under Prime Minister Manuel Valls from February 2016 to 20 March 2016.

Ericka Bareigts was in charge of economic equality between Metropolitan France and the French Overseas regions.

Ericka Bareigts was appointed Minister of Overseas France on 30 August 2016 and replaced in the National Assembly by her substitute, Phillipe Naillet.

Ericka Bareigts will go there again while the department is experiencing an unprecedented drought since the meteorological records of 1941.