Stéphane Séjourné
French politician (born 1985)
Stéphane Séjourné (French pronunciation: [stefan seʒuʁne]; born 26 March 1985) is a French lawyer and politician of Renaissance who has been the Executive Vice-President for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy since 2024. He was the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs for France for a short time in 2024.
Stéphane Séjourné | |
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Executive Vice-President for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy | |
Assumed office 1 December 2024 | |
President | Ursula von der Leyen |
Preceded by | Position established |
Commissioner for Industry, SMEs and the Single Market | |
Assumed office 1 December 2024 | |
President | Ursula von der Leyen |
Preceded by | Margrethe Vestager (caretaker) |
Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs | |
In office 11 January 2024 – 21 September 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Gabriel Attal |
Preceded by | Catherine Colonna |
Succeeded by | Jean-Noël Barrot |
General Secretary of Renaissance | |
Assumed office 18 September 2022 | |
President | Emmanuel Macron |
Preceded by | Stanislas Guerini (as Executive Officer) |
Leader of Renew Europe | |
In office 19 October 2021 – 11 January 2024 | |
Preceded by | Dacian Cioloș |
Succeeded by | Valérie Hayer |
Member of the National Assembly for Hauts-de-Seine's 9th constituency | |
Assumed office 8 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Emmanuel Pellerin |
Member of the European Parliament for France | |
In office 2 July 2019 – 11 January 2024 | |
Succeeded by | Guy Lavocat |
Personal details | |
Born | Versailles, France | 26 March 1985
Political party | Renaissance (since 2016) |
Other political affiliations | Socialist Party (2001–2016) |
Domestic partner | Gabriel Attal (2015–2022) |
Alma mater | University of Poitiers |
Séjourné was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in 2019.[1] He was an adviser to Emmanuel Macron. In 2022, he became general secretary of Renaissance.
Séjourné is gay and was in a partnership with Gabriel Attal, who has been serving as Prime Minister of France since January 2024.[2] The relationship had ended by 2022.[3]
References
change- ↑ CAZENAVE, Fabien (27 May 2019). "Parlement européen. Qui sont les 79 eurodéputés élus en France ?". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ↑ Sidoinec (5 January 2019). "Les révélations de Juan Branco sur Gabriel Attal et Stéphane Séjourné". Club de Mediapart (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ↑ "Who is Gabriel Attal, France's new prime minister?". POLITICO. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.