Jean Castex
Jean Castex | |
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.jpg) Castex in 2020 | |
| Prime Minister of France | |
| Assumed office 3 July 2020 | |
| President | Emmanuel Macron |
| Preceded by | Édouard Philippe |
| President of Conflent Canigó (Community of Communes) | |
| In office 7 January 2015 – 3 July 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Louis Jallat |
| Deputy Secretary-General of the Presidency | |
| In office 28 February 2011 – 15 May 2012 | |
| President | Nicolas Sarkozy |
| Preceded by | Xavier Musca |
| Succeeded by | Emmanuel Macron Nicolas Revel |
| Mayor of Prades | |
| In office 18 March 2008 – 3 July 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-François Denis |
| Succeeded by | Yves Delcor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 June 1965 Vic-Fezensac, Gers, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Political party | La République En Marche! (2020–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Union for a Popular Movement (until 2015) The Republicans (2015–2020) |
| Spouse(s) | Sandra Ribelaygue |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Hôtel Matignon (official) |
| Alma mater | University of Toulouse 2 Sciences Po École nationale d'administration |
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Jean Castex (French: [ʒɑ̃ kastɛks]; born 25 June 1965) is a French politician who has served as Prime Minister of France since 3 July 2020.[1] He was member of The Republicans (LR) until 2020, when he joined La République En Marche! (LREM). Castex served for twelve years as Mayor of Prades, a small town in Southern France, until his appointment as Prime Minister by President Emmanuel Macron.
Political career[edit]
Elected in 2000 as Mayor of Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales,[2] from 2010 until 2011, Castex served under Health Minister Xavier Bertrand as Chief of Staff in François Fillon's ministry.[3] He succeeded Raymond Soubie as Secretary-General of the Élysée under President Nicolas Sarkozy between 2011 and 2012. In the UMP 2012 leadership primaries, he endorsed Fillon.[4]
On the local level, Castex was a regional councillor of Languedoc-Roussillon from 2010 to 2015, and has served as department councillor of Pyrénées-Orientales since 2015.
In September 2017, Castex was appointed interdepartmental delegate to the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics; he was also appointed as President of the National Sports Agency.[5] On 2 April 2020, he was appointed coordinator of the phasing out of the lockdown (confinement) implemented in France during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Castex was a member of The Republicans until early 2020, where he was regarded as being socially conservative.[6][7] Following Édouard Philippe's resignation on 3 July 2020, Castex was appointed Prime Minister by President Emmanuel Macron.[8] His appointment was described as a "doubling down on a course that is widely seen as centre-right in economic terms".[9] Castex subsequently named his government on 6 July.[10][11]
Personal life[edit]
Castex, who has a southwestern French accent, is married to Sandra Ribelaygue;[12] they have four daughters.[13]
A fluent Catalan language speaker, Castex is regarded a defender of the Catalan identity in Southern France and other regional sensibilities.[14] He is also friends with the ex-trades union leader Jean-Claude Mailly and the physician Patrick Pelloux, a former columnist at Charlie Hebdo.[12]
Honours[edit]
| Ribbon bar | Honour | Date and comment |
|---|---|---|
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Knight of the Legion of Honour | 2020 |
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Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit | 2020 (ex officio) 2006 (knight) |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Mallet, Victor. "Macron names Jean Castex as new French prime minister". www.ft.com. Financial Times.
- ^ Paul Turban (7 April 2020). "Coronavirus: who is Jean Castex, the "Mr. Déconfinement" of the government?". RTL Group.
- ^ Michel Rose (July 3, 2020), Factbox: Who is France's new prime minister, Jean Castex? Reuters.
- ^ Copé, Fillon et l'UMP : qui soutient qui ? L'Obs, October 17, 2012.
- ^ "Qui est Jean Castex, le nouveau Premier ministre?". BFMTV (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- ^ "Macron appoints new PM after Philippe resigns". BBC News. 2020-07-03. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- ^ "Jean Castex named as new French prime minister". The Telegraph. 3 July 2020.
- ^ "French president names Jean Castex, who coordinated France's virus reopening strategy, as new prime minister". Associated Press. 3 July 2020.
- ^ Momtaz, Rym (3 July 2020). "Picking low-profile French PM, Macron bets big on himself". Politico. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ Government of the French Republic (7 July 2020). "Decree on the composition of the Government". legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ Pascale Davies & Alasdair Sandford with AFP (6 July 2020). "New French government named under Prime Minister Jean Castex in Macron reshuffle". Euronews. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ a b Arnaud Focraud (July 3, 2020), Les multiples vies de Jean Castex, nouveau Premier ministre d'Emmanuel Macron Le Journal du Dimanche.
- ^ Braun, Elisa. "5 things to know about France's new PM Jean Castex". POLITICO. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- ^ "Le Premier ministre français, défenseur de l'identité catalane". Equinox (in French). 2020-07-03. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
External links[edit]
- Curriculum vitae Archived 2020-07-03 at the Wayback Machine
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