Philippe Berta (born 11 April 1960) is a French geneticist and politician of the Democratic Movement (MoDem) who has been serving as member of the French National Assembly since 18 June 2017, representing the department of Gard.[1]

Philippe Berta
Member of the National Assembly
for Gard's 6th constituency
Assumed office
21 June 2017
Preceded byChristophe Cavard
Personal details
Born (1960-04-11) 11 April 1960 (age 64)
Besançon, France
Political partyMoDem

Political career edit

In parliament, Merta serves as member of the Committee on Cultural Affairs and Education and the Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Choices.[2] Amid the COVID-19 pandemic in France, he was appointed to chair a parliamentary working group on research into the virus.[3]

In addition to his committee assignments, Merta is a member of the French-Swiss Parliamentary Friendship Group.[4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Elections législatives 2017". Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. ^ Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Choices (OPECST) Senate of France.
  3. ^ Le député du Gard Philippe Berta nommé à la tête du groupe de travail sur la recherche sur le Covid-19 Les Echos, 9 April 2020.
  4. ^ Philippe Berta French National Assembly.