Stéphane Le Foll
Stéphane Le Foll | |
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Government Spokesman | |
In office 2 April 2014 – 17 May 2017 | |
Prime Minister | Manuel Valls Bernard Cazeneuve |
Preceded by | Najat Vallaud-Belkacem |
Succeeded by | Christophe Castaner |
Minister of Agriculture, Agrifood and Forestry | |
In office 16 May 2012 – 17 May 2017 | |
Prime Minister | Jean-Marc Ayrault Manuel Valls Bernard Cazeneuve |
Preceded by | Bruno Le Maire |
Succeeded by | Jacques Mézard |
Member of the European Parliament | |
In office 20 July 2004 – 15 May 2012 | |
Constituency | West France |
Personal details | |
Born | Le Mans, France | 3 February 1960
Political party | Socialist Party |
Spouse | Marie-Hélène Bourdais |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | University of Nantes |
Stéphane Le Foll (French pronunciation: [ste.fan lə.fɔl]; born 3 February 1960) is a French politician serving as Mayor of Le Mans since 2018. A member of the Socialist Party, he was Minister of Agriculture under President François Hollande from 2012 to 2017.
Political career
Member of the European Parliament, 2004–2012
Born in Le Mans, Le Foll was elected to the European Parliament for the Socialist Party, part of Party of European Socialists, in 2004.
In parliament, Le Foll was a member of the
Le Foll served until 2012, when he was appointed to the Government of France.[3]
Minister of Agriculture, 2012–2017
Le Foll successfully stood as a candidate for the National Assembly in the 2012 legislative election, but he resigned to become Minister of Agriculture; fellow party member Sylvie Tolmont took the seat.
As Minister of Agriculture in all governments appointed by
In 2016, Le Foll became the longest-serving Minister of Agriculture since the office was established in 1836.
Mayor of Le Mans, 2018–present
Le Foll was reelected to the National Assembly in 2017.[6] He unsuccessfully stood for the leadership of the Socialist Party at the Aubervilliers Congress in 2018.[7][8]
After the death of Jean-Claude Boulard in 2018, Le Foll became Mayor of Le Mans. He was succeeded by Tolmont in Parliament, his predecessor.[9] In October 2021, he lost out against Anne Hidalgo in the Socialist primary for the 2022 French presidential election.[10]
References
- ^ Stéphane Le Foll European Parliament.
- ^ Stéphane Le Foll European Parliament.
- ^ "Your MEPs : Stéphane LE FOLL". Europa (web portal). Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- ^ James Regan and Sybille de la Hamaide (22 July 2015), France unveils 600 mln euro livestock farm support scheme Reuters.
- ^ Sybille de la Hamaide (26 January 2016), France has 290 mln eur to help livestock farmers -Le Foll Reuters.
- ^ "Législatives 2017 : Stéphane Le Foll réélu député dans la 4e circonscription de la Sarthe". Le Parisien. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ Judith Mischke (9 January 2018), Stéphane Le Foll announces candidacy to lead French Socialists Politico Europe.
- ^ "Qui sont les candidats déclarés à la présidence du PS ?". Europe 1. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ Stéphane Le Foll rejoint la mairie du Mans et s’éloigne du siège du PS, Le Monde, 14 June 2018.
- ^ "Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo wins French Socialists' presidential nomination". France 24. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
External links
- Media related to Stéphane Le Foll at Wikimedia Commons