Remove ads
Gabriel Attal (French pronunciation: [ɡabʁijɛl atal]; born 16 March 1989) is a French politician. He is a member of the Renaissance party (RE). In January 2024, he became the Prime Minister of France. He served as Prime Minister until September 2024.
Gabriel Attal | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Attal in 2023 | |
| Prime Minister of France | |
| In office 9 January 2024 – 5 September 2024 | |
| President | Emmanuel Macron |
| Preceded by | Élisabeth Borne |
| Succeeded by | Michel Barnier |
| Minister of National Education and Youth | |
| In office 20 July 2023 – 9 January 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Élisabeth Borne |
| Preceded by | Pap Ndiaye |
| Succeeded by | Amélie Oudéa-Castéra |
| Minister of Public Action and Accounts | |
| In office 20 May 2022 – 20 July 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Élisabeth Borne |
| Preceded by | Olivier Dussopt |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Cazenave |
| Spokesperson of the Government | |
| In office 6 July 2020 – 20 May 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Jean Castex |
| Preceded by | Sibeth Ndiaye |
| Succeeded by | Olivia Grégoire |
| Secretary of State to the Minister of National Education and Youth | |
| In office 16 October 2018 – 6 July 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Édouard Philippe |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Sarah El Haïry |
| Spokesperson of La République En Marche! | |
| In office 4 January 2018 – 16 October 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Griveaux |
| Succeeded by | Laetitia Avia |
| Member of the National Assembly for Hauts-de-Seine's 10th constituency | |
| In office 21 June 2017 – 16 November 2018 | |
| Preceded by | André Santini |
| Succeeded by | Florence Provendier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 March 1989 Clamart, France |
| Political party | Renaissance (2016–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Socialist Party (2006–2016) |
| Domestic partner | Stéphane Séjourné (2015–c. 2024)[1] |
| Education | École alsacienne |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po University of Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas |
| Signature |  |
Attal was born in Clamart, France. He studied at Sciences Po and at University of Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas.
He was elected to the French National Assembly in June 2017. He soon became junior minister to the Minister of National Education and Youth in 2018. He later was the Government Spokesperson in 2020.
Attal then became Minister of Public Action and Accounts in 2022 and Minister of National Education and Youth in 2023.
On 9 January 2024, he was picked by President Emmanuel Macron to replace Élisabeth Borne as Prime Minister. At the age of 34, he became the youngest and first openly gay person to hold the office in France, and the youngest serving state leader in the world[broken anchor].[2]
He has been seen as a possible candidate for President of France for the 2027 presidential election.[3]
Attal is gay and lived in a civil union with Stéphane Séjourné, a member of the European Parliament.[4] The relationship had ended by 2024.[5]
Remove ads
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
Remove ads