Friday, May 20, 2022, Damien Abad was appointed Minister of Solidarity, Autonomy and Disability in the new government. An important position for someone with a rare disease.
While leading the group The Republicans in the National Assembly since 2019, Damien Abad was appointed Minister of Solidarity, Autonomy and Disability on Friday May 20, 2022 in the new government. A position that is particularly close to the heart of the man from Nîmes, who himself suffers from a rare disease.
Indeed, Damien Abad is congenital arthrogryposis. The latter causes in particular a stiffness in the joints, which limits the movements of the affected person. In total, arthrogryposis includes more than 300 different pathologies. In 2020, the first MP with a disability had entrusted to Release : “It is a very rare disease. It can affect one member, two or more: for me, it was all four. I was lucky that it was a non-evolving form, and to be operated on early by a great teacher. Then I had a lot of rehabilitation. Others than me don’t work“.
Damien Abad campaigns for the inclusion of people with disabilities
Damien Abad’s handicap has always pushed him to surpass himself. The man who became a hard worker always wanted to remain optimistic and put all the chances on his side. In January 2020, he had also declared to the Parisian : “I have always made sure that it is neither a brake nor a motor in politics“.
Recently, Damien Abad had been talked about by reacting to controversial remarks byEric Zemmour who wanted to separate children with disabilities from the rest of society. He had reacted on Twitter then in the columns of the FigaroJanuary 15, 2022.”This represents an intolerable step backwards. For all the families who fight daily for the integration of their children, it’s a stab […] Suffering does not come from inclusion: it comes from isolation and lack of integration” he explained. With his appointment as minister, the politician should be able to continue to advocate for inclusion people with disabilities.
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Meeting of Valérie Pécresse, president of the Île-de-France region and Republican (LR) candidate for the 2022 presidential election, Porte de Versailles in Paris, France, April 3, 2022.
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The tenors of the right participate in the return to school of the Young Republicans at the Parc Floral in Paris on September 5, 2021.
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Damien Abad and LR deputies join the “March for the Police” demonstration, in front of the National Assembly, in Paris, on May 19, 2021.
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Meeting with the presidents of the Assemblies, the presidents of the parliamentary groups and the party leaders, to take stock of the health situation at the Ministry of Health. October 21, 2020.
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Session of Questions to the government at the National Assembly in Paris. September 29, 2020.
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Information meeting about the coronavirus epidemic (COVID-19) at the Ministry of Health in Paris, September 22, 2020.
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MPs from different political parties speak after the Prime Minister’s speech on the deconfinement plan at the National Assembly in Paris in the context of the Covid-19 Coronavirus epidemic, April 28, 2020.
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Prime Minister Edouard Philippe presents the deconfinement plan to the National Assembly in Paris, France on April 28, 2020.
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Rachida Dati holds a public meeting at Salle Gaveau in Paris on March 9, 2020.
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Tribute to the National Assembly to Olivier Dassault, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday, by the deputies and the government. March 9, 2021.