Stéphane Séjourné
French politician (born 1985)
Stéphane Séjourné ([stefan seʒuʁne] ; born 26 March 1985) is a French politician of Renaissance who has served as Executive Vice-President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Industry, SMEs and the Single Market since 2024. He previously held the post of Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs in the government of Gabriel Attal from January to September 2024.
Originally a member of the Socialist Party, he later became an advisor to Emmanuel Macron at the Ministry of Economics, where he contributed to the creation of Jeunes avec Macron and En Marche!, evolving into La République en marche in 2016. Following his involvement in Macron's 2017 presidential campaign, he was appointed political advisor at the Élysée Palace.
In 2018, he left the presidency to serve as campaign director and candidate on the LREM list for the 2019 European elections. Elected as a Member of the European Parliament, he went on to chair the Renew Europe group from 2021 to 2024. Concurrently, he returned to a national advisory role alongside Emmanuel Macron between 2020 and 2021, before becoming Secretary General of Renaissance in 2022, a position he held until December 2024.
During the formation of the Attal government in 2024, Séjourné was appointed Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, becoming, at 38, the youngest person in the history of the Fifth Republic to hold that office. He later joined the European Commission in December 2024, succeeding Thierry Breton.
Early life and education
Stéphane Séjourné was born on March 26, 1985 in Versailles.
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