Nadine Morano


Nadine Morano is a French politician. She served as a member of the National Assembly and as a minister. She serves as a Member of the European Parliament.

Early life

Nadine Morano was born on 6 November 1963 in Nancy, France. Her father was a truck driver. Her mother, Monique Generelli, was a switchboard operator, daughter of a Piedmontese mason from Verbano-Cusio-Ossola.

Political career

Morano served as a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2008, representing Meurthe-et-Moselle.
Morano served as the Minister for Apprenticeship and Vocational Training under the Minister of Labour, Employment and Health, Xavier Bertrand. She was previously Secretary of State for Family in the government of François Fillon on 18 March 2008.
Morano was elected Member of the European Parliament in the 2014 European elections, representing East France. She has since been serving on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. In addition to her committee assignments, she is a member of the Parliament’s delegation for relations with the Pan-African Parliament.
In 2015, Morano announced her intention to compete for a presidential nomination in the Republicans' primaries for the 2017 presidential elections. She later supported François Fillon as her party’s candidate. In the Republicans’ 2017 leadership election, she endorsed Laurent Wauquiez.

Controversy

Morano is a frequent user of social media whose outspoken style and running commentary are a frequent source of mockery. French daily Le Monde has created a web page, dubbed the "Moranator," that generates real phrases the politician has used and allows visitors to post them to their Twitter pages.
In September 2015, Morano quoted General Charles de Gaulle on On n'est pas couché, saying that "France is a Judeo-Christian country, of white race". This resulted in her removal as head of the Les Républicains list for the regional elections in Meurthe-et-Moselle.

Personal life

Morano has been divorced five times; she has two sons and a daughter.