Amélie de Montchalin
Amélie de Montchalin | |
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Minister of Ecological Transition | |
In office 22 May 2022 – 4 July 2022 | |
President | Emmanuel Macron |
Prime Minister | Élisabeth Borne |
Preceded by | Barbara Pompili |
Succeeded by | Christophe Béchu |
Minister of Public Transformation and Service | |
In office 6 July 2020 – 20 May 2022 | |
President | Emmanuel Macron |
Prime Minister | Jean Castex |
Preceded by | Annick Girardin (2017) |
Secretary of State for European Affairs | |
In office 27 March 2019 – 6 July 2020 | |
President | Emmanuel Macron |
Prime Minister | Édouard Philippe |
Preceded by | Nathalie Loiseau |
Succeeded by | Clément Beaune |
Member of the National Assembly for Essonne's 6th constituency | |
In office 21 June 2017 – 30 April 2019 | |
Preceded by | François Lamy |
Succeeded by | Stéphanie Atger |
Personal details | |
Born | Amélie Bommier 19 June 1985 Lyon, France |
Political party | Renaissance |
Spouse | Guillaume de Montchalin |
Relations | Véronique de Montchalin (aunt-in-law) |
Children | 3 |
Education | Lycée Hoche Lycée Sainte-Geneviève |
Alma mater | HEC Paris Sorbonne University Harvard University |
Profession | Economist |
Amélie de Montchalin (French pronunciation: [ameli də mɔ̃ʃalɛ̃]; née Bommier, born 19 June 1985) is a French politician who has been serving as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of France to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) since 2022.[1]
Montchalin previously served as Minister for Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion under Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne (2022),[2] Minister of Public Transformation and Service under Prime Minister Jean Castex (2020–2022)[3] and as Secretary of State for European Affairs at the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs (2019–2020).[3]
A member of La République En Marche! (LREM), Montchalin was a member of the National Assembly from 2017 to 2022, representing the 6th constituency of Essonne.[4] From 2017 to 2018, she was the La République En Marche whip in the National Assembly’s Finance Committee.
Early life and education
[edit]Montchalin was born in Lyon. Her father is an administrative executive and her mother is a nurse.[5] She entered HEC Paris in 2005, graduating with a master's degree in management in 2009. During her studies, she interned for Valérie Pécresse in the National Assembly.[6]
Career in the private sector
[edit]From 2009 to 2012, Montchalin worked as an economist in charge of Eurozone analysis for Exane BNP Paribas.[6] She then studied at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, graduating with a Master of Public Administration in 2014. From September 2014 she worked at the insurance firm AXA on issues related to global public policy, data protection and climate change.[7][8]
Political career
[edit]Before joining En Marche, Montchalin identified as on the political center-right. She has spoken of becoming disenchanted with François Fillon and of being inspired by Emmanuel Macron's reformist and pro-European stance, and also by what she perceives as his willingness to prioritize skills over political experience.[6][9][10] In the 2017 legislative elections she was elected with 61.34% of the vote, defeating her opponent Françoise Couasse of the Union of Democrats and Independents.[11] Turnout was low at 41.25%.[12]
Montchalin was a member of the Finance Committee, the parliamentary body that scrutinises public spending.[13][6]
On 27 March 2019, Montchalin was appointed as Secretary of State for European Affairs, succeeding Nathalie Loiseau.[14] She served in this post until July 2020, when she was promoted to become Minister for Transformation and Public Service.[3] She left the Borne government in July 2022 after her defeat at the 2022 French legislative election.
Other activities
[edit]- European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member of the Council (since 2023)[15]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Mathilde Karsenti (24 November 2022), Amélie de Montchalin ambassadrice à l’OCDE : les diplomates en colère Marianne.
- ^ Victor Boiteau (20 May 2022), Changement dans la continuité: Darmanin, Le Maire, Attal… Ces ministres qui remettent ça dans le gouvernement Borne Libération.
- ^ a b c "Movers and Shakers | 31 July 2020". The Parliament Magazine. 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Elections législatives 2017". Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "10 choses à savoir sur Amélie de Montchalin, "la Marianne du macronisme"". L'Obs (in French). 31 March 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d Rescan, Elvire Camus, Enora Ollivier, Thibaut Godet, Sylvia Zappi et Manon (13 June 2017). "Comment les futurs députés En marche ! se préparent à siéger pour la première fois". Le Monde.fr. Retrieved 29 June 2017 – via Le Monde.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Frossard, A. L. (21 April 2015). "Nominée pour le Prix Jeune Pousse 2015 : Amélie de Montchalin". Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ EIFR. "EIFR - Intervenant - de Montchalin Amélie". www.eifr.eu. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Législatives 2017 : qui est Amélie de Montchalin la nouvelle députée REM de l'Essonne ?". 19 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ ""France is back." Macron's En Marche party just swept the French parliament". 18 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Résultats dans la 6e circonscription de l'Essonne : 61% pour Amélie de Montchalin (LREM)". 18 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ BFMTV. "Résultats de la 6eme-circonscription (essonne) : élections legislatives 2017". Retrieved 29 June 2017.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ Nationale, Assemblée. "Mme Amélie de Montchalin - Essonne (6e circonscription) - Assemblée nationale". www2.assemblee-nationale.fr. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Amélie de Montchalin succeeds Nathalie Loiseau as Europe Minister". Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs. 31 March 2019.
- ^ Members European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
- Lycée Hoche alumni
- HEC Paris alumni
- Paris-Sorbonne University alumni
- Harvard Kennedy School alumni
- Renaissance (French political party) politicians
- Politicians from Lyon
- Secretaries of State of France
- Women members of the National Assembly (France)
- 21st-century French women politicians
- Members of Parliament for Essonne