Catherine Colonna | |
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.jpg) Colonna in 2023 | |
| Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 20 May 2022 – 11 January 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Élisabeth Borne |
| Preceded by | Jean-Yves Le Drian |
| Succeeded by | Stéphane Séjourné |
| Ambassador of France to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 2 September 2019 – 20 May 2022 | |
| President | Emmanuel Macron |
| Preceded by | Jean-Pierre Jouyet |
| Succeeded by | Hélène Tréheux-Duchêne |
| Permanent Representative of France to OECD | |
| In office 4 October 2017 – 2 September 2019 | |
| President | Emmanuel Macron |
| Preceded by | Pierre Duquesne |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Pierre Jouyet |
| Ambassador of France to Italy | |
| In office 1 September 2014 – 21 September 2017 | |
| President | François Hollande Emmanuel Macron |
| Preceded by | Alain Le Roy |
| Succeeded by | Christian Masset |
| Permanent Representative of France to UNESCO | |
| In office 26 March 2008 – 22 December 2010 | |
| President | Nicolas Sarkozy |
| Preceded by | Joëlle Bourgois |
| Succeeded by | Rama Yade |
| Minister for European Affairs | |
| In office 2 June 2005 – 15 May 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Dominique de Villepin |
| Preceded by | Claudie Haigneré |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Pierre Jouyet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 April 1956 Tours, France |
| Alma mater | University of Tours Sciences Po ENA |
Catherine Colonna (French: [katʁin kɔlɔna]; born 16 April 1956) is a French diplomat and politician who served as Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs in the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne from May 2022 to January 2024.
Colonna previously served as Ambassador of France to the United Kingdom (2019–2022), Ambassador of France to Italy (2014–2017), Permanent Representative to OECD (2017–2019) and Permanent Representative to UNESCO (2008–2010).