Catherine Vautrin

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Catherine Vautrin
Vautrin in 2022
Minister of Partnership with Territories and Decentralization
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 September 2024
Prime Minister	Michel Barnier
Preceded by	Christophe Béchu (Minister of Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion) Caroline Cayeux (Minister of Relations with Local Authorities)
Minister of Labour, Health and Solidarity
In office 11 January 2024 – 21 September 2024
Prime Minister	Gabriel Attal
Preceded by	Olivier Dussopt (Labour) Agnès Firmin-Le Bodo (Health) Aurore Bergé (Solidarity)
Succeeded by	Astrid Panosyan (Labour) Geneviève Darrieussecq (Health) Paul Christophe (Solidarity)
Minister of Women's Rights
In office 31 May 2005 – 17 May 2007
Prime Minister	Dominique de Villepin
Preceded by	Nicole Ameline
Succeeded by	Najat Vallaud-Belkacem
Member of the National Assembly for Marne's 2nd constituency
In office 20 June 2007 – 20 June 2017
Preceded by	Philippe Feneuil
Succeeded by	Aina Kuric
In office 19 June 2002 – 30 April 2004
Preceded by	Jean-Claude Étienne
Succeeded by	Philippe Feneuil
President of Grand Reims
In office 14 April 2014 – 16 January 2024
Preceded by	Adeline Hazan
Succeeded by	Arnaud Robinet
Personal details
Born	(1960-07-26) 26 July 1960 (age 64) Reims, France
Political party	RE (2024–present)
Other political affiliations	RPR (1980–2002) UMP (2002–2015) LR (2015–2019) Independent (2019–2024)
Spouse	Jean-Louis Pennaforte ​ ​ (m. 2001)​
Children	1
Alma mater	Paris Descartes University

Catherine Vautrin (French pronunciation: [katʁin votʁɛ̃]; born 26 July 1960) is a French politician who has been serving as Minister of Partnership with Territories and Decentralization in the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier since 2024. She previously served as Minister of Labour, Health and Solidarity in the government of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal from January to September 2024. A former member of the Republicans (LR), she served as a member of the National Assembly of France, representing the Marne department.^[1]