French Ministry of Immigration, Integration, National Identity and Codevelopment
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The Ministry of Immigration, Integration, National Identity and Codevelopment of France is a ministry that was created by French
President Nicolas Sarkozy
in 2007. Sarkozy had suggested the formation of such a government agency during his 2007 bid for the Presidency.
Sarkozy was inaugurated on 16 May 2007, and soon afterward announced the composition of his government. He appointed Brice Hortefeux
to head the newly-announced Ministry of Immigration, Integration, National Identity and Co-development (in French, L'immigration, l'integration, l'asile et le developpement solidaire). Hortefeux was later replaced by Eric Besson
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
President Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy is the 23rd and current President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra. He assumed the office on 16 May 2007 after defeating the Socialist Party candidate Ségolène Royal 10 days earlier....
in 2007. Sarkozy had suggested the formation of such a government agency during his 2007 bid for the Presidency.
Sarkozy was inaugurated on 16 May 2007, and soon afterward announced the composition of his government. He appointed Brice Hortefeux
Brice Hortefeux
Brice Hortefeux is a French politician he was Minister of the Interior, Overseas Territories and Territorial collectivities...
to head the newly-announced Ministry of Immigration, Integration, National Identity and Co-development (in French, L'immigration, l'integration, l'asile et le developpement solidaire). Hortefeux was later replaced by Eric Besson
Éric Besson
Éric Besson is a French politician and Minister of Industry, Energy and the Digital economy under the Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry, Christine Lagarde...
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Role of the Ministry
- To rein in migration flowsHuman migrationHuman migration is physical movement by humans from one area to another, sometimes over long distances or in large groups. Historically this movement was nomadic, often causing significant conflict with the indigenous population and their displacement or cultural assimilation. Only a few nomadic...
- To foster codevelopmentCodevelopmentCodevelopment is a trend of thought and a development strategy in development studieswhich considers migrants to be a developing factor for their countries of origin....
- To improve the social integration of migrants
- To promote the national identity