Bruno Le Maire

Bruno Le Maire
Le Maire in 2022
Minister of the Economy, Finance, Industrial and Digital Sovereignty
In office
17 May 2017 – 21 September 2024
Prime MinisterÉdouard Philippe
Jean Castex
Élisabeth Borne
Gabriel Attal
Preceded byMichel Sapin
Succeeded byAntoine Armand
Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fishing
In office
23 June 2009 – 15 May 2012
Prime MinisterFrançois Fillon
Preceded byMichel Barnier
Succeeded byStéphane Le Foll
Secretary of State for European Affairs
In office
18 December 2008 – 23 June 2009
Prime MinisterFrançois Fillon
Preceded byJean-Pierre Jouyet
Succeeded byPierre Lellouche
Member of the National Assembly
for Eure's 1st constituency
In office
20 June 2012 – 21 July 2017
Preceded byGuy Lefrand
Succeeded bySéverine Gipson
In office
20 June 2007 – 13 January 2009
Preceded byFrançoise Charpentier
Succeeded byGuy Lefrand
Personal details
Born (1969-04-15) 15 April 1969 (age 55)
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Political partyRenaissance (since 2017)
Other political
affiliations
UMP (before 2015)
LR (2015–2017)
Spouse
Pauline Doussau de Bazignan
(m. 1998)
Children4
EducationLycée Louis-le-Grand
Alma materÉcole normale supérieure
Université Paris-Sorbonne
Sciences Po
École nationale d'administration

Bruno Le Maire (French: [bʁyno mɛʁ] ; born 15 April 1969) is a French politician, writer, and former diplomat who served as Economy and Finance Minister from 2017 to 2024 under President Emmanuel Macron.

A former member of The Republicans (LR), which he left in 2017 to join La République En Marche! (LREM), he was Secretary of State for European Affairs from 2008 to 2009 and Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fishing from 2009 to 2012 under President Nicolas Sarkozy.[1] Le Maire is also a noted author, with his book Des hommes d'État winning the 2008 Edgar Faure Prize.

  1. ^ Webpage Archived 28 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine