1. An accomplished swimmer Roxana Maracineanu became the first French world swimming champion in January 1998.
12 Facts About Roxana Maracineanu
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Roxana Maracineanu entered politics in 2010 with the Socialist Party by being elected regional councillor of Ile-de-France, a mandate she held until 2015.
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Roxana Maracineanu was the Ensemble candidate in Val-de-Marne's 7th constituency in the 2022 French legislative election, but lost out to Rachel Keke from NUPES.
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Roxana Maracineanu went to secondary school at Jean Mace College in Mulhouse.
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Roxana Maracineanu was naturalized French in 1991 at the age of 16 years.
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Roxana Maracineanu graduated from ESCP Europe in 2005 and has a master's degree in English and German.
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Roxana Maracineanu had been a childhood idol of Manaudou's, having sent a letter to her in her youth.
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Roxana Maracineanu renewed this collaboration for the 2009 World Championships in Rome, the 2010 World Short Course Championships in Dubai, the 2010 European Championships in Budapest, at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
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Roxana Maracineanu was involved in the production of videos aimed at young athletes to teach them the basics of a diet adapted to physical effort, as part of a program of the Sports Foundation sensitizing children to the importance of physical activity.
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Roxana Maracineanu's mandate ended with the renewal of the Regional Council on 13 December 2015.
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On 4 September 2018, Roxana Maracineanu was appointed Minister of Sports in the Philippe Government, replacing Laura Flessel.
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On 6 July 2020, following the appointment of Jean Castex as the new French Prime Minister and a cabinet reshuffle, Roxana Maracineanu became Minister delegate in charge of Sports, attached to the Minister of National Education, Youth and Sport, Jean-Michel Blanquer.