Fadila Khattabi (born 23 February 1962) is a French politician of Renaissance (RE) who served as Secretary of State in charge of People with Disabilities in the government of successive Prime Ministers Élisabeth Borne and Gabriel Attal from 2023 to 2024.[1] She was a member of the French National Assembly from the 2017 elections, representing Côte-d'Or.[2][3]

Fadila Khattabi
Secretary of State in charge of People with Disabilities
In office
20 July 2023 – 21 September 2024
PresidentEmmanuel Macron
Prime MinisterÉlisabeth Borne
Gabriel Attal
Preceded byGeneviève Darrieussecq
Succeeded byCharlotte Lecocq
President of the Social Affairs Committee
In office
22 July 2020 – 20 July 2023
Preceded byBrigitte Bourguignon
Succeeded byCharlotte Lecocq
Member of the National Assembly
for Côte-d'Or's 3rd constituency
In office
21 June 2017 – 20 July 2023
Preceded byKheira Bouziane
Succeeded byPhillipe Frei
Member of the Regional council of Burgundy
In office
2004–2015
Personal details
Born (1962-02-23) 23 February 1962 (age 62)
Montbéliard, France
Political partyRenaissance
EducationUniversity of Burgundy
OccupationEnglish teacher

Early life

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Khattabi was born in Montbéliard and is the daughter of Algerian immigrants.[4][5] She studied English in Dijon, and later became an English teacher.

Political career

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Career in local politics

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Khattabi was elected to the Burgundy Regional Council in 2004 and was re-elected in 2010.[6]

Khattabi stepped down from politics in 2015 during the regional elections, after trying to mount a dissident socialist list associated with the MoDem.

Member of the National Assembly, 2017–2023

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On 24 May 2017 Khattabi launched her campaign for the National Assembly for La République En Marche![7] She came first in the first round of the ballot, garnering 32% of the votes. She also won in the second round, earning 65.32% of the votes, defeating her National Front opponent Jean-François Bathelier.[8] She was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017.[9] She was re-elected in the 2022 French legislative election.

In the National Assembly, Khattabi sat on the Committee on Social Affairs, which she chaired from 2020 to 2023.[10] She was the President of the France-Algeria Friendship Group.[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ambre Xerri (21 July 2023), Remaniement : nommée ministre du Handicap, la députée Fadila Khattabi sous la menace d’une polémique Le Figaro.
  2. ^ "Mme Fadila Khattabi". National Assembly (in French). Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  3. ^ Guillaume Descours (20 June 2017), La diversité progresse à l'Assemblée nationale Le Figaro.
  4. ^ "France : sept députés d'origine maghrébine élus, une " diversité " très relative — TSA". 19 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  5. ^ Guillaume Descours (20 June 2017), La diversité progresse à l'Assemblée nationale Le Figaro.
  6. ^ "Qui est Fadila Khattabi, la nouvelle députée de la 3e circonscription de Côte-d'Or ?". france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr (in French). 19 June 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  7. ^ "3e circonscription : Fadila Khattabi (LRM) lance sa campagne à Dijon". Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Législatives 2017 : Fadila Khattabi élue au second tour dans la 3e circonscription de Côte-d'Or - France 3 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté". 18 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Elections législatives 2017". Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Commission des affaires sociales". National Assembly (in French). Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Composition du groupe d'amitié France-Algérie". National Assembly (in French). Retrieved 7 November 2017.