Nicolas Hulot | |
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| Minister of State, Minister of Ecological and Solidary Transition | |
| In office 17 May 2017 – 4 September 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Édouard Philippe |
| Preceded by | Ségolène Royal (Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy) |
| Succeeded by | François de Rugy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 April 1955 Lille, France |
| Occupation | Journalist, writer, environmentalist |
Nicolas Jacques André Hulot (French pronunciation: [nikɔla ʒak ɑ̃dʁe ylo]; born 30 April 1955) is a French journalist and environmental activist. He is the founder and honorary president of the Nicolas Hulot Foundation, an environmental group established in 1990.
Hulot ran as a candidate in the primary for the Europe Ecology – The Greens (EELV) party in 2011, but lost to Eva Joly in the second round. He declined offers to be a government minister for Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande,[1] but in May 2017, he agreed to serve under Emmanuel Macron and was appointed Minister of Ecological and Solidary Transition in the first government of Prime Minister Édouard Philippe.[2] In August 2018, he announced his resignation from the Second Philippe government, citing policy disagreements and leadership issues.[3]
Hulot is an officer in the Legion of Honour and a knight in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. In 2021, he announced his retirement from public life in response to a documentary outlining a series of sexual assault allegations against him.
- ^ "Nicolas Hulot ne sera pas ministre!". Le Point (in French). 4 February 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ Geert De Clercq, Benjamin Mallet (17 May 2017). "Green activist Hulot named French ecology minister, EDF stock slumps". Reuters. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
Hulot's job title, "minister of ecology and solidarity", does not mention energy, but government sources told Reuters he will be responsible for energy matters.
- ^ Stone, Jon (28 August 2018). "Emmanuel Macron's environment minister dramatically quits live on air, questioning president's green credentials". The Independent. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2018.