Nathalie Élimas (born 5 June 1973) is a French politician of the Democratic Movement (MoDem) who served as State Secretary for Priority Education at the Ministry of National Education in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex from 2020 to 2022.^[1] She was previously a member of the National Assembly from 2017 until 2020, representing Val-d'Oise's 6th constituency.^[2]

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Nathalie Élimas
Nathalie Élimas in 2019
Secretary of State for Priority Education
In office 26 July 2020 – 5 March 2022
President	Emmanuel Macron
Prime Minister	Jean Castex
Member of the National Assembly for Val-d'Oise's 6th constituency
In office 21 June 2017 – 26 August 2020
Preceded by	François Scellier
Succeeded by	David Corceiro
Personal details
Born	(1973-06-05) 5 June 1973 (age 50) Beauvais, France
Political party	MoDem
Spouse	Yann Élimas
Children	4
Alma mater	Paris Nanterre University

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Élimas first became involved in politics during the 2007 French presidential election, during which she supported MoDem candidate François Bayrou.^[3]

In the 2015 French regional elections, Élimas was elected to the Regional Council of Île-de-France, as part of the electoral list led by Valérie Pécresse.

In parliament, Élimas served on the Committee on Social Affairs from 2017 until 2020.^[4]

On 26 July 2020 Élimas was appointed Secretary of State for Priority Education to the Minister of National Education, Youth and Sports Jean-Michel Blanquer.^[5] She left the government on 5 March 2022 following an administrative enquiry, after being accused of moral harassment by employees in her cabinet.^[6] She returned to Parliament.

She stood in the 2022 French legislative election as a miscellaneous centre candidate but lost her seat in the first round.^[7]

In July 2019, Élimas voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.^[8]