"Berville-en-Mer"! Herve Berville was still in the antechamber when he was supposed to recover La Francophonie's portfolio in 2020. It's the right time: the 32-year-old deputy was re-elected in Cotes-d'Armor last month. He made his debut at Council of Ministers, and took the title of Secretary of State a La Mer. He succeeds Justine Benin, a Guadeloupean who was defeated in the legislative election and forced to resign. Matignon will direct Herve Berville's actions.
Herve Berville, a Macronie resident, is thought to have excellent international knowledge, which is a plus when it comes dealing with maritime affairs. He is a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and was given a report in 2018 on modernizing official development assistance. He was named rapporteur last year for a law that aimed to "combat global inequalities".
Herve Berville is part the "guard" of Richard Ferrand, the former President and Speaker of the National Assembly of Breton. The young parliamentarian says all the positive things about Richard Ferrand, who, in his eyes, has all the qualities that make a great Prime Minister. However, his mentor was taken by surprise in the legislative elections...
Herve Berville is an economist and a graduate of Sciences Po. He was also passed by the French Development Agency in Mozambique. He was elected to the second constituency in Cotes-d'Armor that year. This agricultural land includes the villages of Plelan-le-Petit, Plancoet, and Dinan.
Herve Berville was elected to the office in 2017. He attracted attention from many media outlets, including the BBC, the New York Times, and the Spigel "... Prime Minster Edouard Philippe. His entire first policy speech focuses on his career. His rise is remarkable: he is now the spokesperson for the deputies in the Republic of March (LREM). Berville fell over a question about the Christmas bonus when he was confronted by Jean-Jacques Bourdin (RMC) in December 2017. The video of his embarrassing performance quickly went viral. Antimacronists have not hesitated, ever since he joined the government to circulate the video extensively via social media.
The "walker" was born and raised in Rwanda. He was four years old when France evacuated its last citizens in April 1994. He was living in a Kigali orphanage with Tutsi children. He was evacuated by plane by French soldiers just days before the outbreak of the genocide. Berville was the first to return to Rwanda in 2015. He told L'Obs that "millions of people live these tales" in 2019. "Is my story more remarkable than other's?" I do not believe. It is possible to de-dramatize by saying it.
Three years ago, Emmanuel Macron gave Herve Berville the delicate task of representing him at the commemorations marking the twenty-fifth year of the Rwandan genocide. "The president asked me to become his 'personal representative,' and I agreed", stated the interested party at the time, who clearly felt a resonance with this trip.
He was four years old at the time he was adopted in Pluduno by a family from the Cotes-d'Armor. The father is a boilermaker and the mother is a laboratory worker. They have already had four children. Herve Berville describes a happy and uneventful childhood with a Catholic upbringing. "Wide spaces and welcoming people, and not one remark related my skin color." Integration was never a question, but a fact of life. Herve Berville is French-breton. That's it. His grandfather was the one who introduced him to public affairs.
He was targeted by threats, just like a lot of other deputies. He received a letter in January 2019 that contained racist insults and threats of death, as France was engulfed in the "yellow vests” crisis. Berville says this isn't the first time he has received a letter containing racist insults and death threats. He is not complaining this time. He said, "Democracy can't be lived with a gun in the head."
Herve Berville, a former basketball player and attacking midfielder for the National Assembly football team, has a strong taste in hip-hop, Jay-Z especially, and a 1.87-meter former basketball player.
