Vincent Peillon

Vincent Peillon
Vincent Peillon in 2012
Member of the European Parliament
In office
1 July 2014 – 2019
ConstituencySouth-East France
French Minister of National Education
In office
10 May 2012 – 2 April 2014
PresidentFrançois Hollande
Prime MinisterJean-Marc Ayrault
Preceded byLuc Chatel
Succeeded byBenoît Hamon
Personal details
Born (1960-07-07) 7 July 1960 (age 64)
Suresnes, France
Political partySocialist Party
Alma materPanthéon-Sorbonne University

Vincent Benoît Camille Peillon (French pronunciation: [vɛ̃sɑ̃ pɛjɔ̃]; born 7 July 1960) is a French politician who served as Minister for Education in the French Government. He is a longstanding French politician and, from 2014 until 2019, served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for North West France (allied with the Socialist Party and the Party of European Socialists).