Roxana Maracineanu | |
|---|---|
Roxana Mărăcineanu | |
_(cropped).jpg) Maracineanu in April 2019 | |
| Minister Delegate in charge of Sports | |
| In office 6 July 2020 – 20 May 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Jean Castex |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Minister of Sports | |
| In office 4 September 2018 – 6 July 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Édouard Philippe |
| Preceded by | Laura Flessel |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Michel Blanquer (National Education, Youth and Sports) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 May 1975 Bucharest, Romania |
| Citizenship | French Romanian |
| Spouse | Franck Ballanger |
| Children | 3 |
| Sports career | |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Backstroke |
| Club | Mulhouse Olympic Nautique |
Medal record | |
Roxana Maracineanu (Romanian pronunciation: [rokˈsana mərətʃiˈne̯anu]; born 7 May 1975) is a Romanian-French politician, former swimming champion and television consultant who served as Minister Delegate in charge of Sports in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex (2020–2022)[1] and as Minister of Sports under Édouard Philippe (2018–2022).[2]
Born in Romania, Maracineanu moved to France as a child, acquiring the citizenship via naturalisation at age 16. An accomplished swimmer Maracineanu became the first French world swimming champion in January 1998. She won silver medal in the 200 m backstroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[3] She entered politics in 2010 with the Socialist Party by being elected regional councillor of Île-de-France, a mandate she held until 2015.
She was the Ensemble candidate in Val-de-Marne's 7th constituency in the 2022 French legislative election,[4] but lost out to Rachel Keke from NUPES.[5]
- ^ "Maracineanu Minister Delegate for Sports, under the tutelage of Blanquer". Web24 News. 6 July 2020.
- ^ "L'ancienne nageuse Roxana Maracineanu nommée ministre des Sports". L'Équipe. 4 September 2018.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Roxana Maracineanu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- ^ "Roxana Maracineanu en ballottage défavorable aux élections législatives". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Résultats législatives: Rachel Keke s'impose dans le Val-de-Marne, face à l'ancienne ministre des Sports Roxana Maracineanu". BFMTV (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2022.