the election by La République En Marche! candidate Gilles Le Gendre. Political positions Although considered close to Jacques Chirac throughout his presidency, Kosciusko-Morizet is considered socially liberal and part of the "blue ecologists" group. She supports marriage equality and is a strong advocate of green issues. In an interview to the Daily Telegraph in March 2013, she said she held "a lot of admiration" for former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. During the 2016 primaries, she presented herself as the only solidly pro-European politician among the party's eight presidential candidates. Within the Republicans, she has been one of the sharpest critics of the National Front (FN), warning that the party "would disfigure France". In a 2016 op-ed published by Sunday newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche, Kosciusko-Morizet joined sixteen other high-profile women from across the political spectrum – including Élisabeth Guigou, Christine Lagarde, and Fleur Pellerin – in making a public vow to expose "all sexist remarks, inappropriate gestures and behaviour". Personal life Kosciusko-Morizet was married to Jean-Pierre Philippe and has two sons, born in 2005 and 2009. In March 2016, she announced that she and JP Philippe had divorced by mutual consent. Political offices held Governmental functions Secretary of State for Ecology : 2007–2009. Secretary of State and Prospective Development of the Digital Economy : 2009–2010. Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing: November 2010 – February 2012 (She resigned from government to become spokeswoman of Nicolas Sarkozy's presidential campaign). Electoral mandates National Assembly of France Member of the National Assembly of France for Essonne (4th constituency) : 2002–2007 (Became secretary of State in 2007). Elected in 2002, reelected in 2007. Regional Council Regional councillor of Ile-de-France : 2004–2010 (She resigned in November 2010). Reelected in 2010. Municipal Council Mayor of Longjumeau : Since 2008. Municipal councillor of Longjumeau : Since 2008. Agglomeration Community Council Vice-president of the Europ'Essonne Agglomeration Community Council : Since 2008. Member of the Europ'Essonne Agglomeration Community Council : Since 2008. References Sources Mme Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, Assemblée nationale 1973 births Living people French people of Polish-Jewish descent Women members of the National Assembly (France) Politicians from Paris The Republicans (France) politicians Lycée Louis-le-Grand alumni École Polytechnique alumni 21st-century French women politicians 20th-century French women politicians French Ministers of the Environment Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the