On December 12, 2021, Olivia Grégoire gave birth to her first child. Driven by the need to spend her first next few weeks with her baby, the secretary in charge of the social, solidarity and responsible economy intends to take advantage of her maternity leave before returning to Bercy.
In the political class, it is not easy for women to mix professional life and family life. Faced with the gaze of their colleagues, many are those who resume the way to labor the day after giving birth, To the picture by Rachida Dati which has resumed its activities five days after giving birth to his daughter. A choice of life to which the secretary in charge of the social, solidarity and responsible economy does not aspire. “I’m not necessarily aiming for the Superwoman degree! I am committed to being a woman, a mother and a politician at the same time “, confides Olivia Grégoire to Paris Match, a few days after becoming a mother for the first time.
So before Olivia Grégoire resumes the path of Bercy, the first baby of the government of Jean Castex will be pampered by his parents, both on parental leave: “I will not do like some women in politics who came back almost the day after giving birth. I breastfeed Romy. Her dad took his paternity leave until mid-January, and I’ll be back in the ministry in February.“As a reminder, since July 1, 2021, paternity leave has been reduced from 11 to 25 days.
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Olivia Grégoire: her daughter, her “little miracle”
For Olivia Grégoire who has “wanted more than anything to have this child”, his daughter Romy is “a little miracle” Who at “need his mom”, and there is no question of her moving away from it so soon. Nevertheless, she has also “dreamed of being a minister to serve our country “ and if both “arrived at the same time”, however, it does not mean to completely disconnect from the Ministry of the Economy: “I telework, I follow all my files very closely with my practice. “
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