1. Nadine Morano previously was a member of the National Assembly and a minister.
16 Facts About Nadine Morano
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Nadine Morano's mother, Monique Generelli, was a switchboard operator, daughter of a Piedmontese mason from Verbano-Cusio-Ossola.
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Nadine Morano served as a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2008, representing Meurthe-et-Moselle.
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Nadine Morano served as the Deputy Minister for Apprenticeship and Vocational Training under the Minister of Labour, Employment and Health, Xavier Bertrand.
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Nadine Morano was previously Secretary of State for Family in the government of Francois Fillon on 18 March 2008.
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Nadine Morano was elected Member of the European Parliament in the 2014 European elections, representing East France.
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Nadine Morano has since been serving on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.
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Later that year, Nadine Morano announced her intention to compete for a presidential nomination in the Republicans' primaries for the 2017 presidential elections.
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Nadine Morano later supported Francois Fillon as her party's candidate before urging him to withdraw his bid amid the so-called Fillon affair.
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Ahead of the 2022 presidential elections, Nadine Morano publicly declared her support for Michel Barnier as the Republicans' candidate.
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Nadine Morano was re-elected as an MEP following the 2024 European Parliament election in France.
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Nadine Morano is a frequent user of social media whose outspoken style and running commentary are a frequent source of mockery.
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In September 2015, Nadine Morano quoted General Charles de Gaulle on On n'est pas couche, saying that "France is a Judeo-Christian country, of white race".
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In 2020, Nadine Morano stated that French actress Aissa Maiga, who was born in Senegal, should "go back to Africa" if she "was not happy with seeing so many white people in France".
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On 6 November 2007, Morano was among the guests invited to the state dinner hosted by US President George W Bush in honor of President Nicolas Sarkozy at the White House.
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Nadine Morano has been divorced; she has two sons and a daughter.