Salima Saa

Salima Saa
Secretary of State for Equality between women and men
In office
21 September 2024 – 23 December 2024
Prime MinisterMichel Barnier
Preceded byAurore Bergé
Succeeded byAurore Bergé
Personal details
Born (1971-09-07) 7 September 1971 (age 54)
PartyThe Republicans (since 2015)
Union for a Popular Movement (2011–2015)

Salima Saa (born 7 September 1971) is a French politician of The Republicans (LR) who briefly served as secretary of state for gender equality in the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier from September to December 2024.[1]

Political career

From 2011 to 2012, Saa served as director of the National Agency for Social Cohesion and Equal Opportunities.[2] Ahead of the 2012 presidential elections, she joined the team of Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, then spokesperson for Nicolas Sarkozy's campaign.[3]

In the Republicans' 2016 primaries, Saa endorsed Bruno Le Maire as the center-right parties joint candidate for the 2017 French presidential election[4] and joined his campaign team.[5]

From 2020 to 2022, Saa served as prefect of Corrèze.[6]

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