Élisabeth Borne

Élisabeth Borne (born 18 April 1961) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as Minister of Labour, Employment and Integration in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex since 2020.[1]

Élisabeth Borne
Minister of Labour, Employment and Integration
Assumed office
6 July 2020
PresidentEmmanuel Macron
Prime MinisterJean Castex
Preceded byMuriel Pénicaud
Minister of the Ecological and Inclusive Transition
In office
16 July 2019 – 6 July 2020
Prime MinisterÉdouard Philippe
Preceded byFrançois de Rugy
Succeeded byBarbara Pompili
Minister of Transport
In office
17 May 2017 – 16 July 2019
Prime MinisterÉdouard Philippe
Preceded byAlain Vidalies
Succeeded byJean-Baptiste Djebbari
Personal details
Born (1961-04-18) 18 April 1961
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Alma materÉcole Polytechnique
École des ponts ParisTech
Collège des Ingénieurs

Career in the public sector

Borne worked as director of urban planning for the City of Paris from 2008 until 2013.[2] In 2013 she was appointed Prefect of Vienne and the Region of Poitou-Charentes, the first woman to occupy that position.[3]

From 2014 until 2015, she served as private secretary to Ségolène Royal, then Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy.[4]

Borne subsequently was the chief executive officer of RATP Group, a state-owned enterprise providing services in the field of public transport, from 2015 to 2017.[5]

Political career

A long-time member of the Socialist Party (PS), Borne voted for Emmanuel Macron in the 2017 French presidential election and later joined La République En Marche! (LREM).[6]

Borne was Minister of the Ecological and Inclusive Transition (2019–2020) after serving as Minister of Transport (2017–2019) in the First and Second Philippe government.[7][8][9]

In 2020, Élisabeth Borne was appointed Minister of Labour, Employment and Economic Inclusion in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex, succeeding Muriel Pénicaud.[10]

Political positions

In 2019, Borne opposed France's ratification of the European Union–Mercosur free trade agreement.[11]

Honours
Ribbon barHonourDate and comment
Chevalier of the Legion of Honour 12 July 2013[12]
Officer of the National Order of Merit 14 November 2016[13]
Chevalier of the National Order of Merit 6 November 2008[13]
Commandeur of the National Order of Martime Merit 2017[14]

See also

References
  1. "Gouvernement Castex en direct : Darmanin nommé ministre de l'intérieur, Dupond-Moretti garde des sceaux et Bachelot à la culture". Le Monde.fr (in French). 6 July 2020.
  2. Philippe Jacqué, Cédric Pietralunga and Isabelle Chaperon (March 24, 2015), RATP : Elisabeth Borne devrait remplacer Pierre Mongin Le Monde, April 24, 2014.
  3. "Elisabeth Borne, la nouvelle ministre de la Transition écologique, a été préfète de la région Poitou-Charente". France Bleu (in French). 17 July 2019.
  4. La préfète de Poitou-Charentes nommée directrice de cabinet de Ségolène Royal Le Monde, April 24, 2014.
  5. Philippe Jacqué, Cédric Pietralunga and Isabelle Chaperon (March 24, 2015), RATP : Elisabeth Borne devrait remplacer Pierre Mongin Le Monde, April 24, 2014.
  6. Dominique Albertini and Franck Bouaziz (January 8, 2018) Transports : Elisabeth Borne, lasse du volant ? Libération.
  7. "L'ancienne préfète de Poitou-Charentes Élisabeth Borne nommée ministre déléguée aux transports - 17/05/2017 - La Nouvelle République Vienne" (in French). Orig.lanouvellerepublique.fr. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  8. "Elisabeth Borne passe de la RATP au ministère des Transports". Bfmbusiness.bfmtv.com. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  9. "Élisabeth Borne, ministre des transports, 56 ans". La Croix. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  10. "Élisabeth Borne". Gouvernement.fr (in French). 20 March 2018.
  11. Benoit Van Overstraeten (October 8, 2019), France will not sign Mercosur deal under current conditions: minister Borne Reuters.
  12. "Décret du 12 juillet 2013 portant promotion et nomination". Légifrance (in French).
  13. "Décret du 14 novembre 2016 portant promotion et nomination". Légifrance (in French).
  14. "Décret n° 2002-88 du 17 janvier 2002 relatif à l'ordre du Mérite maritime". Légifrance (in French).
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