Jean-Yves Le Drian

Jean-Yves Le Drian
Le Drian in 2016
Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs
In office
17 May 2017 – 20 May 2022
Prime MinisterÉdouard Philippe
Jean Castex
Preceded byJean-Marc Ayrault
Succeeded byCatherine Colonna
President of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
In office
17 May 2019 – 27 November 2019
Preceded byTimo Soini
Succeeded byDavid Zalkaliani
President of the Regional Council of Brittany
In office
18 December 2015 – 2 June 2017
Preceded byPierrick Massiot
Succeeded byLoïg Chesnais-Girard
In office
2 April 2004 – 29 June 2012
Preceded byJosselin de Rohan
Succeeded byPierrick Massiot
Minister of Defence
In office
16 May 2012 – 10 May 2017
Prime MinisterJean-Marc Ayrault
Manuel Valls
Bernard Cazeneuve
Preceded byGérard Longuet
Succeeded bySylvie Goulard
Secretary of State for the Sea
In office
16 May 1991 – 2 April 1992
Prime MinisterÉdith Cresson
Preceded byJacques Mellick
Succeeded byCharles Josselin
Mayor of Lorient
In office
4 July 1981 – 2 April 1998
Preceded byJean Lagarde
Succeeded byNorbert Métairie
Member of the National Assembly
for Morbihan
In office
12 June 1997 – 19 June 2007
Preceded byMichel Godard
Succeeded byFrançoise Olivier-Coupeau
Constituency5th
In office
3 April 1978 – 1 April 1991
Preceded byYves Allainmat
Succeeded byPierre Victoria
Constituency5th (1978–1986)
At-large (1986–1988)
5th (1988–1991)
Personal details
Born (1947-06-30) 30 June 1947 (age 77)
Lorient, France
Political partyRenaissance (2022–present)
Other political
affiliations
Socialist Party (1974–2018)
Independent (2018–2020)
Territories of Progress (2020-2022)
Alma materUniversity of Rennes 2

Jean-Yves Le Drian (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ iv dʁijɑ̃]; born 30 June 1947) is a French politician who served as Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs in the governments of Prime Ministers Édouard Philippe and Jean Castex (2017–2022)[1] and as Minister of Defence under President François Hollande (2012–2017).[2][3] A former member of the Socialist Party, he had been an Independent from 2018 before founding Territories of Progress in 2020.

  1. ^ Sacha Nelken (20 May 2022), Au revoir, au revoir président: Blanquer, Bachelot, Schiappa… Les principaux recalés du gouvernement Borne 1 Libération.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference point was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "CV: Jean-Yves LE DRIAN" (PDF). European Commission. 25 January 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2014.