Jean-Yves Le Drian
French politician (born 1947)
Jean-Yves Le Drian (French pronunciation: [ʒã.iv lə.dʁi.jã]); born 30 June 1947) is a French politician. He is a member of the French Socialist Party. He served as the Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs under President François Hollande[1] and was nominated by Emmanuel Macron to serve as Foreign Minister in the Philippe cabinet.
Jean-Yves Le Drian | |
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Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs | |
In office 17 May 2017 – 20 May 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Édouard Philippe |
Preceded by | Jean-Marc Ayrault |
Succeeded by | Catherine Colonna |
President of the Regional Council of Brittany | |
In office 18 December 2015 – 2 June 2017 | |
Preceded by | Pierrick Massiot |
Succeeded by | Loïg Chesnais-Girard |
Minister of Defence | |
In office 16 May 2012 – 17 May 2017 | |
Prime Minister | Jean-Marc Ayrault Manuel Valls Bernard Cazeneuve |
Preceded by | Gérard Longuet |
Succeeded by | Sylvie Goulard |
Personal details | |
Born | Lorient, France | 30 June 1947
Political party | Socialist Party |
Alma mater | University of Rennes 2 |
References
change- ↑ "CV: Jean-Yves LE DRIAN" (PDF). European Commission. 25 January 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2014.