Sophie Cluzel
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Sophie Cluzel | |
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.jpg) Sophie Cluzel in 2018 | |
| Secretary of State in charge of Disabled People | |
| In office 17 May 2017 – 20 May 2022 | |
| President | Emmanuel Macron |
| Prime Minister | Édouard Philippe Jean Castex |
| Preceded by | Ségolène Neuville |
| Succeeded by | Damien Abad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sophie Marchand 7 January 1961 |
| Party | La République En Marche! |
| Alma mater | Euromed Marseille |
Sophie Cluzel (French pronunciation: [sɔfi klyzɛl]; born 7 January 1961) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served as the Secretary of State in charge of People with Disabilities in the governments of successive Prime Ministers Édouard Philippe and Jean Castex from 2017 to 2022.[2][3][4]
Early in her career, Cluzel was the founder of various associations for the education of disabled children, including the SAIS 92 collective and the association Grandir à l'école (Growing up at school), an initiative dedicated to children with Down syndrome.[5]
Cluzel served as president of the National Federation of Associations Serving Students with Disabilities and as administrator of the National Union of Associations of Parents to Mentally Handicapped Persons and their Friends (UNAPEI) from 2011 to 2013.[5]
