Rama Yade is the Minister of State of France, attached to the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, responsible for Foreign Affairs and Human Rights
She was born in 1976 in Senegal
Education
- Hypokhâgne [preliminary arts studies prior to competitive examination for entry to the Ecole normale supérieure]
- Paris Institut d’études politiques (IEP)
Career
- Administrator at the Senate, 2002
- Deputy Director of Programmes then Director of Communication of the parliamentary television channel “Public Sénat”, 2005
- Administrator at the Senate’s local authorities department, responsible for the social aspects of decentralization, 2006
Political offices
- UMP national secretary responsible for Francophone affairs, 2006
Most recently published work
- Noirs de France, Editions Calmann-Lévy, 2007
Source: Prime Minister’s website
