Axelle Lemaire | |
|---|---|
 Axelle Lemaire in 2015 | |
| Minister for Digital Affairs | |
| In office 9 April 2014 – 27 February 2017 | |
| President | François Hollande |
| Prime Minister | Manuel Valls Bernard Cazeneuve |
| Preceded by | Fleur Pellerin |
| Succeeded by | Christophe Sirugue |
| Assembly Member for Northern Europe | |
| In office 20 June 2012 – 9 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Christophe Premat |
| In office 27 March 2017 – 20 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Christophe Premat |
| Succeeded by | Alexandre Holroyd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 October 1974 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | French-Canadian |
| Political party | Parti socialiste (PS) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Paris |
| Alma mater | Institut d'études politiques de Paris Panthéon-Assas University King's College London |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Website | Official Website |
Axelle Lemaire (born 18 October 1974) is a French former Socialist politician who served as a Deputy for the Third constituency for French overseas residents in the National Assembly of the French Parliament, for which she was elected in 2012.[1]
In May 2014, Prime Minister Manuel Valls appointed her to the French Finance Ministry as minister responsible for Digital Affairs.
In February 2017, she resigned from her ministry to run unsuccessfully for a second deputy mandate.[2]
- ^ "Législatives 2012 : Londres et l'Europe du Nord élisent Axelle Lemaire (PS)". HuffPost. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- ^ "Axelle Lemaire, secrétaire d'Etat chargée du numérique, démissionne du gouvernement". Le Monde (in French). 27 February 2017. ISSN 1950-6244. Retrieved 12 May 2017.