Sébastien Lecornu
Sébastien Lecornu | |
|---|---|
Minister of the Ecological and Inclusive Transition | |
| In office 21 June 2017 – 16 October 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Édouard Philippe |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Emmanuelle Wargon |
| President of the Departmental Council of Eure | |
| In office 1 July 2021 – 16 December 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Pascal Lehongre |
| Succeeded by | Alexandre Rassaërt |
| In office 2 April 2015 – 10 July 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Louis Destans |
| Succeeded by | Pascal Lehongre |
| Mayor of Vernon | |
| In office 5 April 2014 – 4 December 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Philippe Nguyen Thanh |
| Succeeded by | François Ouzilleau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 June 1986 Panthéon-Assas University |
Sébastien Lecornu (French: [sebastjɛ̃ ləkɔʁny]; born 11 June 1986) is a French politician who serves as Minister of the Armed Forces in the government of successive Prime Ministers Élisabeth Borne and Gabriel Attal since 20 May 2022.[1]
Since leaving
Early life and education
A native of
In 2005, he became a parliamentary assistant to Franck Gilard, the member of the National Assembly for Eure's 5th constituency; Lecornu was, at the time, the youngest parliamentary assistant in the National Assembly.[2] In 2008, he became an advisor to Secretary of State for European Affairs Bruno Le Maire; at age 22 Lecornu was the youngest advisor to an official in the government of Prime Minister François Fillon.
He is a member of the National Gendarmerie operational reserve with the rank of lieutenant. He was appointed colonel as a reserve specialist in the fall of 2017.
Political career
Career in local politics
In the 2014 municipal election, Lecornu was elected Mayor of Vernon. The combination of two executive mandates being incompatible, he abandoned the town hall of Vernon on 4 December 2015.
Following the 2015 departmental elections in which he was elected councillor for the canton of Vernon alongside Catherine Delalande, Lecornu became President of the Departmental Council of Eure.
Lecornu highlights his refusal to raise taxes and rigorous management of public money. Mediapart points out that the hunt for RSA fraudsters has been - with great communication support - the flagship policy pursued by the department since the arrival of Lecornu. It is also closing two priority education colleges, which it justifies by their low occupancy rates.[3]
Secretary of State
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In 2017, Lecornu was appointed to be a Secretary of State to the
Lecornu was then suspended from his duties within
Nicolas Hulot delegated issues related to energy in general to Lecornu. In particular, he was entrusted with several sensitive files such as the closure of the Fessenheim Nuclear Power Plant, the opening of the Flamanville's EPR, or the Cigeo nuclear waste landfill project in Bure.[5]
Minister of Local Authorities
On 16 October 2018, Lecornu was appointed Minister of Local Authorities to the Minister of Territorial Cohesion and Relations with Local Authorities, Jacqueline Gourault.[6]
On 14 January 2019, Lecornu was appointed with
Minister of the Overseas
On 6 July 2020, Lecornu was appointed
Minister of the Armed Forces
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On 20 May 2022, Lecornu was appointed Minister of the Armed Forces in the Borne government.
International crises
Early in his tenure, Lecornu and Minister of Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna travelled to Niger together to seal a regional redeployment, making the country the hub for French troops in the Sahel region.[10]
After
Military procurement
In December 2022, Lecornu and Mariusz Błaszczak signed an agreement between France and Poland on the 575 million euros ($611.69 million) sale of two Airbus Defence and Space observation satellites to Poland.[12]
References
- ^ Victor Boiteau (20 May 2022), Changement dans la continuité: Darmanin, Le Maire, Attal… Ces ministres qui remettent ça dans le gouvernement Borne Libération.
- ^ Alexandre Lemarié (2 April 2015). "Sébastien Lecornu becomes the youngest of the departmental presidents" (in French). Le Monde. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ Lucie Delaporte (15 November 2016). "In the Eure, the other face of Bruno Le Maire" (in French). Mediapart. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ LCI Editing (31 October 2017). "Five pro-Macron members, including Edouard Philippe, excluded by Les Républicains" (in French). LCI. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ Marcelo Wesfreid (2 February 2018). "Sébastien Lecornu, the "Mr. Government nuclear" (in French). Le Figaro. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ Laurent Philippot (16 October 2018). "Reshuffle: Sébastien Lecornu promoted to Minister of Local Authorities" (in French). France Bleu. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ "What you need to know about the national debate" (in French). Le Monde. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ John Irish (28 November 2021), French minister heads to Caribbean territories to defuse tensions Reuters.
- ^ Christian Lowe (27 November 2021), France says it is willing to discuss autonomy for Guadeloupe Reuters.
- ^ John Irish (13 July 2022), Ahead of Mali withdraw, France prepares future Sahel strategy Reuters.
- ^ Barotte, Nicolas (28 December 2022). "Guerre en Ukraine: Sébastien Lecornu en visite à Kiev". Le Figaro.
- ^ Dominique Vidalon (27 December 2022), France to sell 2 observation satellites to Poland -minister Reuters.
Acting defense ministers shown in italics |
