Élisabeth Borne
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Élisabeth Borne (French pronunciation: [elizabɛt bɔʁn]; born 18 April 1961) is a French politician who has served as Prime Minister of France since May 2022. She is a member of President Emmanuel Macron's party Renaissance. Borne is the second woman to hold the position of Prime Minister after Édith Cresson, who served from 1991 to 1992.[1]
Élisabeth Borne | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Prime Minister of France | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2022 | |
| President | Emmanuel Macron |
| Preceded by | Jean Castex |
| Minister of Labour, Employment and Integration | |
| In office 6 July 2020 – 16 May 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Jean Castex |
| Preceded by | Muriel Pénicaud |
| Succeeded by | Olivier Dussopt |
| Minister of Ecological and Inclusive Transition | |
| In office 16 July 2019 – 6 July 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Édouard Philippe |
| Preceded by | François de Rugy |
| Succeeded by | Barbara Pompili |
| Minister of Transport | |
| In office 17 May 2017 – 16 July 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Édouard Philippe |
| Preceded by | Alain Vidalies |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Baptiste Djebbari |
| Member of the National Assembly for Calvados's 6th constituency | |
| In office 22 June 2022 – 22 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Alain Tourret |
| Succeeded by | Freddy Sertin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1961-04-18) 18 April 1961 (age 62) Paris, France |
| Political party | Renaissance (since 2017) |
| Other political affiliations | Territories of Progress (2020–2022) |
| Spouse |
Olivier Allix
(m. 1989; div. 2008) |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Hôtel Matignon (official) |
| Education | École Polytechnique École des ponts ParisTech Collège des Ingénieurs |
A civil engineer, government official and manager of state enterprises in the transport and construction sectors, Borne previously served as minister of transport (2017–2019) and minister of ecology (2019–2020). She was then minister of labour, employment and integration in the Castex government from 2020 to 2022.[2] On 16 May 2022, President Macron appointed her as the next prime minister after Castex's resignation, as it is the tradition following the presidential elections in France.[3]
Borne led the centrist Ensemble coalition into the 2022 legislative election which resulted in a hung parliament: enjoying a 115-seat majority before the election, the ruling coalition was reduced to 251 seats (from 346), still emerging as the largest bloc in Parliament but 38 short of a majority. Unable to broker any deal with opposition parties to form a stable majority administration, Borne officially formed a minority government in July 2022.
Notably, as prime minister, she oversaw the contentious passage of a pension system reform raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, the repealing of most of the Covid-era health restrictions and the passage of a multi-year military planning law, paving way for a 40%-increase in military spending between 2024 and 2030. She also led the government's financial response to the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.
In July 2023, holding onto her position as PM amid media reports of a possible dismissal, Borne reshuffled her cabinet for the second time since the beginning of her Premiership.