George Pau-Langevin

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George Pau-Langevin
George Pau-Langevin in 2013
Deputy Defender of Rights
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 November 2020
President	Emmanuel Macron
Member of the National Assembly for Paris's 15th constituency
In office 1 October 2016 – 20 November 2020
Preceded by	Fanélie Carrey-Conte
Succeeded by	Lamia El Aaraje
In office 20 June 2012 – 21 July 2012
Preceded by	Constituencies re-arranged - the 15th constituency is similar to the previous 21st constituency, held by Pau-Langevin prior to its abolition
Succeeded by	Fanélie Carrey-Conte
Minister of Overseas Territories
In office 1 April 2014 – 30 August 2016
President	François Hollande
Prime Minister	Manuel Valls
Preceded by	Victorin Lurel
Succeeded by	Ericka Bareigts
Junior Minister for Educational Success
In office 1 April 2014 – 30 August 2016
President	François Hollande
Prime Minister	Jean-Marc Ayrault
Member of the National Assembly for Paris's 21st constituency
In office 19 June 2007 – 19 June 2012
Preceded by	Michel Charzat
Succeeded by	Constituency removed, but mostly moved to the new 15th constituency, held by Pau-Langevin
Member of the Regional Council of Île-de-France
In office 23 March 1992 – 15 March 1998
President	Michel Giraud
Personal details
Born	(1948-10-19) 19 October 1948 (age 75) Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
Political party	Socialist Party
Alma mater	Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University
Profession	Lawyer

George Pau-Langevin (French pronunciation: [ʒɔʁʒ po lɑ̃ʒvɛ̃]; born 19 October 1948 in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe) is a French lawyer and politician. A member of the Socialist Party (PS). Close to Bertrand Delanoë, she was deputy for the 21st constituency of Paris from 2007 to 2012, then re-elected in the 15th constituency, which took over roughly the same territory in Paris, in 2012. She was the Minister Delegate for Educational Success in the governments of Jean-Marc Ayrault from 2012 to 2014, then was appointed Minister of Overseas Territories in 2014 in the governments of Manuel Valls. Resigning in 2016, she regained her seat as a deputy and was re-elected the following year. She left the National Assembly in November 2020, following her appointment as Deputy Defender of Rights.