A Macronist from the start, Olga Givernet, a member of the Ain (Renaissance) party, joined the government on Saturday 21 September as Minister responsible for Energy. She will serve under the Ministry of Agnès Pannier-Runacher (ecological transition, energy, climate and risk prevention). At 42 years of age, this engineer by training (in electronics and IT) succeeds Roland Lescure, who was Minister Delegate for Industry and Energy. A notable difference: the latter reported to Bruno Le Maire, then Minister of the Economy and Finance.
Following the early legislative elections in July, Olga Givernet was re-elected for a third term as a member of parliament and became vice-president of the Ensemble pour la République group, the presidential camp in the National Assembly.
The elected representative of the third district of Ain has never failed to show her support for the revival of nuclear energy. Along with those of Penly (Seine-Maritime) and Gravelines (North), the Bugey power plant, in her department, not far from Switzerland, is one of the three sites selected for the construction of six new high-power reactors.. “Excellent news”She reacted
Getting rid of fossil fuels
Relaunching nuclear energy and accelerating the deployment of renewable energies, starting with solar and wind power: the new Minister of Energy already knows her roadmap to fight global warming and get rid of fossil fuels (oil, gas, coal). The electrification of uses, if confirmed, will imply a clear increase in low-carbon means of production.
In a previous life, Olga Givernet worked in the aeronautics sector, which emits a lot of greenhouse gases. After working for New Zealand’s Air New Zealand, the native of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (Yvelines) then took up a position at Geneva Airport, specialising in the interior design of private aircraft.
The trigger for entering politics? The Danish television series Borgenthat presents “ a strong and independent woman »The elected official explains on her website. He was first a municipal councillor in Saint-Genis-Pouilly, a town of around 9,000 inhabitants in Pays de Gex, and was included in a left-wing list in 2014. Then, from 2015 to 2021, he served a term as regional councillor for Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Here too, he was on a left-wing list, after having been included in MoDem (centre), a party of which several members are also now part of Michel Barnier’s government.
