Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne (politician)

Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne (born 15 September 1977) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as Secretary of State at the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs in the governments of successive Prime Ministers Édouard Philippe and Jean Castex since 2019.[1]

Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne
Secretary of State to the Minister for Europe and Foreigns Affairs
Assumed office
21 June 2017
PresidentEmmanuel Macron
Prime MinisterÉdouard Philippe
Member of the French Senate for Yonne
In office
2014–2017
Preceded byPierre Bordier
Succeeded byNoëlle Rauscent
Personal details
Born (1977-09-15) 15 September 1977
Bourg-la-Reine, France
NationalityFrench
Political partyLa République En Marche!
EducationLycée Lakanal
Alma materSciences Po Strasbourg
ESSEC Business School

Political career

After the presidential and legislative elections of 2007, Lemoyne became deputy chair of the UMP parliamentary group at the National Assembly. He held this position until 2014, under successive chairmen Jean-François Copé (2007-2010) and Christian Jacob (2010-2014).

Political positions

In 2013, Lemoyne voted against Law 2013-404, French legislation which grants same-sex couples the right to marry and jointly adopt children.[2]

When German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for EU member states to give European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström a clear mandate for negotiations with the United States on metal tariffs in 2018, Lemoyne publicly opposed these plans.[3]

References
  1. "Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne". Diplomatie.gouv.fr. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  2. Deux nouveaux membres du gouvernement étaient contre le mariage pour tous L'Express, June 23, 2017.
  3. Jean-Baptiste Vey (May 4, 2018), France against trade negotiations over U.S. tariffs: minister to Les Echos Reuters.


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