Nathalie Élimas

Nathalie Élimas
Nathalie Élimas in 2019
Secretary of State for Priority Education
In office
26 July 2020 – 5 March 2022
PresidentEmmanuel Macron
Prime MinisterJean Castex
Member of the National Assembly
for Val-d'Oise's 6th constituency
In office
21 June 2017 – 26 August 2020
Preceded byFrançois Scellier
Succeeded byDavid Corceiro
Personal details
Born (1973-06-05) 5 June 1973
Beauvais, France
PartyMoDem
SpouseYann Élimas
Children4
Alma materParis Nanterre University

Nathalie Élimas (born 5 June 1973) is a French politician of the Democratic Movement (MoDem) who served as State Secretary for Priority Education at the Ministry of National Education in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex from 2020 to 2022.[1] She was previously a member of the National Assembly from 2017 until 2020, representing Val-d'Oise's 6th constituency.[2]

Political career

Élimas first became involved in politics during the 2007 French presidential election, during which she supported MoDem candidate François Bayrou.[3]

In the 2015 French regional elections, Élimas was elected to the Regional Council of Île-de-France, as part of the electoral list led by Valérie Pécresse.

In parliament, Élimas served on the Committee on Social Affairs from 2017 until 2020.[4]

On 26 July 2020 Élimas was appointed Secretary of State for Priority Education to the Minister of National Education, Youth and Sports Jean-Michel Blanquer.[5] She left the government on 5 March 2022 following an administrative enquiry, after being accused of moral harassment by employees in her cabinet.[6] She returned to Parliament.

She stood in the 2022 French legislative election as a miscellaneous centre candidate but lost her seat in the first round.[7]

Political positions

In July 2019, Élimas voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[8]

On 10 March 2022, following an administrative inquiry opened in January, the General Inspectorate of Education, Sport and Research referred the case to the judiciary. Former ministerial staff members of Nathalie Élimas made accusations of workplace harassment.[9][10]

On 17 March, the Paris public prosecutor opened a preliminary inquiry to verify the allegations of moral harassment that the former Secretary of State allegedly inflicted upon her subordinates. The police investigation was entrusted to the Brigade for the Repression of Delinquency Against Persons of the Paris Regional Judicial Police.[11][12] In response, the former government member publicly announced that she had filed a complaint on 12 March for malicious denunciation.[13] On 3 April 2025, the prosecution requested a ten-month suspended prison sentence, a 10,000 euro fine, and a three-year period of ineligibility for moral harassment against her staff.[14][15]

On 16 June 2025, she was sentenced to a ten-month suspended prison sentence, a three-year ineligibility period, and a 5,000 euro fine for moral harassment.[16] The court recognized a pattern of "harassing and abusive management" toward five of her former staff members—four women and one man—based on "unfounded reproaches," "contradictory injunctions," "humiliations," "denigration," "infantilization," and the spreading of "rumors."[17]

References

  1. ^ Matthieu Protard (5 March 2022), France announces minor cabinet reshuffle as minister Gourault steps down Reuters.
  2. ^ "Val-d'Oise - 6e circonscription : Résultats des législatives".
  3. ^ L’Elysée nomme onze secrétaires d’Etat pour compléter le gouvernement Le Monde, July 26, 2020.
  4. ^ Nathalie Élimas National Assembly
  5. ^ Qui sont les 11 secrétaires d'Etat du gouvernement Castex ? France Info, July 26, 2020.
  6. ^ "Nathalie Elimas, secrétaire d'Etat chargée de l'éducation prioritaire, accusée de " harcèlement ", quitte le gouvernement". Le Monde.fr (in French). 5 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  7. ^ Bri, Par Marie; à 00h28, -Locu Le 13 juin 2022 (12 June 2022). "Législatives dans le Val-d'Oise : Nathalie Elimas battue dans la 6e circonscription par la Nupes et LREM". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Maxime Vaudano (July 24, 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.
  9. ^ AFP (12 March 2022). "L'ex-secrétaire d'État Nathalie Elimas, signalée à la justice pour harcèlement, porte plainte". Paris Match (in French). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  10. ^ AFP (16 March 2022). "Enquête administrative sur la secrétaire d'État Nathalie Elimas, accusée de harcèlement dans son cabinet". Paris Match (in French). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  11. ^ AFP (18 March 2022). "L'ex-secrétaire d'Etat Nathalie Elimas visée par une enquête pour « harcèlement moral »". L'Obs (in French).
  12. ^ Brethes, Sarah; Rouget, Antton (18 March 2022). "Harcèlement moral : l'ex-secrétaire d'État Nathalie Elimas visée par une enquête judiciaire". Mediapart (in French). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  13. ^ AFP (18 March 2022). "L'ex-secrétaire d'Etat Nathalie Elimas visée par une enquête pour « harcèlement moral »". L'Obs (in French).
  14. ^ F.B. (3 April 2025). ""Le harcèlement moral au travail est caractérisé": 10 mois de prison requis contre l'ex-secrétaire d'État Nathalie Elimas". BFMTV (in French). Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  15. ^ "Une peine de 10 mois de prison avec sursis requise contre l'ex-secrétaire d'État Nathalie Elimas, jugée pour harcèlement moral". Le Parisien (in French). 3 April 2025. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  16. ^ "L'ancienne secrétaire d'Etat Nathalie Elimas condamnée à dix mois de prison avec sursis pour harcèlement moral". Le Monde (in French). 16 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  17. ^ Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).


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