Damien Abad

Damien Abad
Abad in 2017
Member of the National Assembly
for Ain's 5th constituency
In office
20 June 2012 – 9 June 2024
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byMarc Chavent
Minister of Solidarity
In office
20 May 2022 – 4 July 2022
PresidentEmmanuel Macron
Prime MinisterÉlisabeth Borne
Preceded byOlivier Véran (solidarity)
Brigitte Bourguignon (personal independence)
Sophie Cluzel (disabled)
Succeeded byJean-Christophe Combe
Leader of The Republicans in the National Assembly
In office
6 November 2019 – 19 May 2022
Preceded byChristian Jacob
Succeeded byÉric Ciotti
Member of the Departmental Council of Ain
for Canton of Pont-d'Ain
Assumed office
2 April 2015
President of the Departmental Council of Ain
In office
2 April 2015 – 10 July 2017
Preceded byRachel Mazuir
Succeeded byJean Deguerry
Member of the European Parliament for South-East France
In office
14 July 2009 – 17 June 2012
Personal details
Born (1980-04-05) 5 April 1980 (age 44)
Nîmes, France
Political partyIndependent (2022–present)
Other political
affiliations
UDF (until 2007)
NC (2007–2012)
UMP (2012–2015)
LR (2015–2022)
Alma materIEP de Bordeaux
Sciences Po

Damien Abad (French pronunciation: [damjɛ̃ abad]; born 5 April 1980) is a French politician who briefly served as Minister of Solidarity in the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne in 2022.[1][2]

Abad previously served as Member of the National Assembly for Ain's 5th constituency from 2012 to 2024, where he was the president of The Republicans group from 2019 to 2022.

As part of the Union for French Democracy, New Centre and then the Union for a Popular Movement, which was later renamed The Republicans, Abad also served as municipal councilor of Vauvert from 2008 to 2010, Member of the European Parliament for South-East France from 2009 to 2012, regional councilor of Rhône-Alpes from 2010 to 2015 and president of the departmental council of Ain from 2015 to 2017.