Affiliated with the Europe Ecology ' The Greens political party, she served from 2006 to 2013 as the party's National Secretary and went on to hold office from 2012 to 2014 as French Minister of Territorial Equality and Housing. She earned a business and community planning degree from the Ecole Sup rieure des Sciences conomiques et Commerciales (ESSEC) and also studied geography on the graduate level.
