François-Noël Buffet
François-Noël Buffet | |
|---|---|
| Minister to the Minister of State, Minister of the Interior | |
| Assumed office 23 December 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | François Bayrou |
| Minister | Bruno Retailleau |
| Minister to the Prime Minister for the Overseas | |
| In office 21 September 2024 – 23 December 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Michel Barnier |
| Preceded by | Marie Guévenoux (Minister Delegate) |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Valls (Minister of State) |
| Senator for Rhône | |
| In office 1 October 2004 – 21 October 2024 | |
| Mayor of Oullins | |
| In office 23 October 1997 – 23 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Michel Terrot |
| Succeeded by | Clotilde Pouzergue |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 August 1963 Lyon, France |
| Political party | Rally for the Republic (1990–2002) Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015) The Republicans (2015–present) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
François-Noël Buffet (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swanɔɛl byfɛ]; born 28 August 1963) is a French lawyer and politician who has served as Minister to Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau in the government of Prime Minister François Bayrou since December 2024. A member of The Republicans (LR), he previously served as Minister for the Overseas in the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier between September and December 2024.[1] Buffet was a Senator for Rhône from 2004 until his appointment to the government in 2024.
Political career
Buffet, who first entered the municipal council of Oullins in 1990, became Deputy Mayor of Oullins in 1995 under the mayorship of Michel Terrot. He served as Mayor of Oullins from 1997 to 2017. He has also served as a metropolitan councillor of Lyon since 2015.[2]
During his time in the Senate from 2004 to 2024, Buffet served on the Committee on Legal Affairs, which he chaired from 2020.[3]
Buffet briefly served as Minister of the Overseas in the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier from September to December 2024.[4] On 23 December, he changed ministry and was appointed as a deputy to the minister of the Interior.
Political positions
In the Republicans' 2016 primary, Buffet endorsed former Prime Minister François Fillon as the party's candidate for President of France in the 2017 elections.[5] In the Republicans’ 2017 leadership election, he supported Laurent Wauquiez.[6]
References
- ^ Laurent de Boissieu, "François-Noël Buffet, nouveau président de la commission des lois du Sénat", La Croix, 2020-10-06.
- ^ Dolores Mazzola, ""Entre deux" : Bruno Bernard, François-Noël Buffet et David Kimelfeld, candidats à la Métropole de Lyon", France 3 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 2020-06-23.
- ^ François-Noël Buffet élu président de la commission des lois du Sénat, Le Progrès, 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Gouvernement de Michel Barnier : découvrez la liste complète des 39 ministres et secrétaires d'Etat". Franceinfo (in French). 2024-09-21. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
- ^ Ludovic Vigogne (20 April 2016), Primaire à droite: la liste des premiers soutiens parlementaires L'Opinion.
- ^ Ludovic Vigogne (October 11, 2017), La liste des 136 parrains de Laurent Wauquiez L'Opinion.
External links
- (in French) Page on the Senate website