Notable Alumni of National School of Administration [Sorted List]

1. Clara Gaymard

1960-. (aged 66)

writer official businessperson entrepreneur

Clara Gaymard is a French businesswoman, official and author. She co-founded RAISE, an investment fund and philanthropic group which promotes entrepreneurial growth. She was the president of GE France from 2006 to 2016 and vice-president of GE International from 2009 to 2016.

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2. Louis Gallois

1944-. (aged 82)

businessperson manager

Louis René Fernand Gallois is a French former senior civil servant and businessman. He was the CEO of EADS, the European aeronautic defense and space company, from 2007 to 2012.

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3. Bernard Attali

1943-. (aged 83)

official business executive

Bernard Attali is a French business executive, political advisor and one-time novelist. He was the chief executive officer (CEO) of Air France from 1988 to 1993. He is a senior advisor to TPG Capital and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

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4. Thomas Cazenave

1978-. (aged 48)

official politician cadres de la fonction publique

Thomas Cazenave is a French civil servant and politician of the Renaissance party who served as Minister in charge of Public Accounts in the government of successive Prime Ministers Élisabeth Borne and Gabriel Attal from 2023 to 2024.

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5. Bernard Émié

1958-. (aged 68)

diplomat

Bernard Émié KCVO is a senior French diplomat.

6. Philippe Bas

1958-. (aged 68)

politician official

Philippe Bas is a French politician, serving as a Member of the Constitutional Council since 2025. He is a former member of the French Senate representing the department of Manche from 2011 to 2025.

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7. Guillaume Dustan

1965-2005 (aged 40)

official publisher writer

Guillaume Dustan was an openly gay French writer. Dustan's 1998 novel, In My Room, brought the author instant notoriety for his masterful use of autofiction and depiction of gay glamour and romance in mid-1990s Paris.

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8. Louis Schweitzer

1942-2025 (aged 83)

businessperson official

Louis Schweitzer was a French businessman who was a chairman of the board of Groupe Renault, first taking the post on 27 May 1992, succeeding Raymond Lévy. He was also CEO from 1992 to 2005. He was in addition Chairman of AstraZeneca until 8 June 2012 where he was appointed a Director on 11 March 2004. He was a non-executive...

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9. Pierre Dartout

1954-. (aged 72)

civil servant official

Pierre Dartout is a French civil servant who was the Minister of State of Monaco from 2020 to 2024 under Prince Albert II. He previously served as a prefect in France from 1997 to 2020. His first posting was in French Guiana. Upon the announcement of his appointment in Monaco, he was in office in Bouches-du-Rhône. Dartout held key positions...

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10. Hichem Mechichi

1974-. (aged 52)

politician

Hichem Mechichi is a Tunisian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Tunisia from September 2020 to July 2021, when he was unconstitutionally dismissed by President Kais Saied who dissolved the parliament, the higher council of justice, the elected county councils, the anti-corruption commission, and monopolized all state powers.

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11. Hervé Gaymard

1960-. (aged 66)

Grands corps de l'Etat politician

Hervé Gaymard is a French politician and a member of The Republicans conservative party. He served as the country's Minister of Finance from 30 November 2004 until his resignation on 25 February 2005.

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12. Jean-Louis Bourlanges

1946-. (aged 80)

university teacher politician writer cadres de la fonction publique political scientist

Jean-Louis Bourlanges is a French politician who represented the 12th constituency of the Hauts-de-Seine department in the National Assembly from 2017 to 2024. A member of the Democratic Movement (MoDem), he presided over the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the National Assembly from 2021.

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13. Alain Peyrefitte

1925-1999 (aged 74)

minister politician writer diplomat philosopher

Alain Peyrefitte was a French scholar and politician. He was a confidant of Charles de Gaulle and had a long career in public service, serving as a diplomat in Germany and Poland. Peyrefitte is remembered for his support for partitioning Algeria amid the Algerian War.

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14. Pascal Lamy

1947-. (aged 79)

economist merchant banker politician

Pascal Lamy is a French political consultant and businessman. He was the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) from 1 September 2005 to 1 September 2013 for 8 years. In April 2009, WTO members reappointed Lamy for a second 4-year term, beginning on 1 September 2009. He was then succeeded by Roberto Azevêdo. Pascal Lamy was also European Commissioner...

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15. Julien Aubert

1978-. (aged 48)

politician cadres de la fonction publique Grands corps de l'Etat

Julien Aubert is a French politician and civil servant who represented the 5th constituency of the Vaucluse department in the National Assembly from 2012 to 2022. A member of The Republicans (LR) and its predecessor parties, he ran for the party's leadership in the 2019 election, in which he placed second behind Christian Jacob. In 2017, Aubert launched his own...

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16. Françoise Chandernagor

1945-. (aged 81)

writer

Françoise Chandernagor is a French writer. The daughter of André Chandernagor, she is a former student of the École nationale d'administration, and she became a member of the Council of State in 1969.

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17. Sibyle Veil

1977-. (aged 49)

official

Sibyle Veil is a French telecommunications and media executive. She is the chief executive officer of Radio France.

18. Michel Poniatowski

1922-2002 (aged 80)

French resistance fighter politician

Michel Poniatowski was a French politician, member of a legitimized line of Polish princely Poniatowski family. He was a founder of the Independent Republicans and a part of the administration for President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. Poniatowski served as Minister of Health from 1973 to 1974 and Minister of the Interior in the Giscard d'Estaing government from 1974 to 1977. He...

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19. Richard Descoings

1958-2012 (aged 54)

politician official

Richard Descoings was a French civil servant. He was serving as the Director of the Paris Institute of Political Studies (French: Institut d'études politiques de Paris or Sciences Po Paris), and as such as the Chief Administrator of the National Foundation of Political Science (Fondation nationale des sciences politiques, FNSP). These two entities are collectively referred to as Sciences Po...

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20. Gérard Araud

1953-. (aged 73)

diplomat

Gérard Araud is a retired French diplomat who served as Ambassador of France to the United States from 2014 to 2019. He previously served as Director General for Political and Security Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2006–2009) and France's permanent representative to the United Nations (2009–2014).

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21. Pierre Joxe

1934-. (aged 92)

lawyer politician

Pierre Daniel Joxe, KBE is a French retired Socialist politician who most recently served on the Constitutional Council from 2001 to 2010.

22. Gérard Longuet

1946-. (aged 80)

politician official

Gérard Edmond Jacques Longuet is a French politician who served as Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs in the government of Prime Minister François Fillon from 2011 to 2012. A member of The Republicans (LR), he represented the Meuse department in the Senate from 2001 to 2011 and again from 2012 to 2023.

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23. Stéphane Richard

1961-. (aged 65)

official businessperson entrepreneur

Stéphane Richard is a French businessman who was the chief executive officer and chairman of the worldwide mobile phone network Orange from 2011 to 2021. In December 2021, he resigned after being sentenced for complicity in fraud and misuse of public funds.

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24. Jean-Pierre Jouyet

1954-. (aged 72)

official lawyer politician

Jean-Pierre Jouyet is a French civil servant who served as Minister of State, attached to the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, responsible for European Affairs in the government of Prime Minister François Fillon from 2007 to 2008. He is considered a close friend of former President François Hollande.

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25. Jean Drucker

1941-2003 (aged 62)

businessperson

Jean Drucker was a French Television executive. He was born in Vire (Calvados) and died of a heart attack in Mollégès (Bouches-du-Rhône).

26. Antoine Armand

1991-. (aged 35)

cadres de la fonction publique politician

Antoine Armand is a French civil servant and politician who served as the Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty from September to December 2024. He previously represented the 2nd constituency of the Haute-Savoie department in the National Assembly from 2022 to 2024. A member of Renaissance (RE, formerly La République En Marche!), he served as the...

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27. Chantal Jouanno

1969-. (aged 57)

karateka politician

Chantal Jouanno is a French politician who served as Minister of Sports in the government of Prime Minister François Fillon from 14 November 2010 and 26 September 2011, succeeding to Roselyne Bachelot and being replaced by David Douillet, before taking office as senator on 1 October 2011. She was a close ally of president Sarkozy and former president of ADEME.

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28. François Villeroy de Galhau

1959-. (aged 67)

economist official businessperson

François Villeroy de Galhau is a French senior civil servant and banker who has served as Governor of the Bank of France and ex officio President of the French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority since 2015. He announced his resignation for June 2026.

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29. Michel Sapin

1952-. (aged 74)

politician

Michel Sapin is a French politician who served as Minister of Finance from 1992 to 1993 and again from 2014 to 2017. He is a member of the Socialist Party.

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30. Jacques Toubon

1941-. (aged 85)

official minister of culture civil servant deputy jurist

Jacques Toubon is a French right-wing politician who held several major national and Parisian offices. He served as Defender of Rights, the country's official ombudsman, from 2014 to 2020.

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31. Claude Guéant

1945-. (aged 81)

politician

Claude Henri Guéant is a French former civil servant and politician of the now-former conservative Union for a Popular Movement (UMP). Appointed secretary-general to President Nicolas Sarkozy on 16 May 2007, he served as Minister of the Interior from 27 February 2011 until 16 May 2012.

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32. Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière

1940-. (aged 86)

patron of the arts businessperson business executive

Marc Eugène Charles Ladreit de Lacharrière is the CEO of FIMALAC (a.k.a. Financière Marc de Lacharrière), once majority owner of credit rating agency Fitch Group from which it divested between 2015 and 2018, selling its stake to Hearst Corporation.

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33. Jérôme Guedj

1972-. (aged 54)

official politician professions libérales et assimilés cadres de la fonction publique

Jérôme Guedj is a French politician. He is a member of the Socialist Party and is the member of the sixth constituency of Essonne, President of the General council of Essonne between 2011 and 2014, General Councillor of the Canton of Massy-Est and mayor of Massy.

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34. Guillaume Pepy

1958-. (aged 68)

official businessperson chairperson chairman of the supervisory board

Guillaume Pepy is a high-ranking French civil servant who currently serves as president of the SNCF, the French national rail authority. He is also chairman of Eurostar and deputy-chairman of the Keolis Group.

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35. Catherine Colonna

1956-. (aged 70)

diplomat politician

Catherine Jeanne Béatrice Colonna is a French diplomat and politician who served as Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs in the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne from May 2022 to January 2024.

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36. Fleur Pellerin

1973-. (aged 53)

politician

Fleur Pellerin is a French businesswoman, former civil servant and Socialist Party politician who served as a French government minister from 2012 to 2016.

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37. Jean-Claude Trichet

1942-. (aged 84)

banker economist politician

Jean-Claude Anne-Marie Louis Trichet is a French economist and senior official who was President of the European Central Bank (ECB) from 2004 to 2011. Previous to his assumption of the presidency he was Governor of the Bank of France from 1993 to 2004.

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38. Alexandre Bompard

1972-. (aged 54)

radio personality business executive

Alexandre Bompard is a French businessman. He has been the chairman and CEO of the retail multinational Carrefour since July 2017. He was chairman and CEO of Fnac (books and multimedia retailer) from 2010 to 2017, and of Europe 1 (radio station) from 2008 to 2010.

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39. Mathias Vicherat

1978-. (aged 48)

official

Mathias Vicherat is a French civil servant and who had been the director of Sciences Po from November 2021 until his resignation in March 2024.

40. Élisabeth Guigou

1946-. (aged 80)

politician

Élisabeth Guigou is a French politician of the Socialist Party who served as a member of the National Assembly from 2002 until 2017, representing Seine-Saint-Denis' 9th constituency.

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41. Mircea Geoană

1958-. (aged 68)

diplomat politician

Dan Mircea Geoană is a Romanian politician and diplomat who served as the deputy secretary general of NATO between 2019 and 2024. He previously served as president of the Senate of Romania from December 2008 until he was revoked in November 2011. From April 2005 until February 2010, he was the head of the Social Democratic Party (PSD, Romanian: Partidul...

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42. Emmanuelle Wargon

1971-. (aged 55)

official lobbyist politician cadres de la fonction publique

Emmanuelle Wargon is a French civil servant, politician and former lobbyist who has been serving as president of the French Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) since 2022.

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43. Charles de Courson

1952-. (aged 74)

pensioner anciens cadres politician

Charles Amédée Simon du Buisson de Courson is a French politician who has represented the 5th constituency of the Marne department in the National Assembly since 1993. A member of The Centrists (LC), he sits with the Liberties, Independents, Overseas and Territories (LIOT) group. He has been rapporteur of the state budget in the National Assembly since 2024.

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44. Philippe Séguin

1943-2010 (aged 67)

politician

Philippe Séguin was a French political figure who was President of the National Assembly from 1993 to 1997 and President of the Cour des Comptes of France from 2004 to 2010.

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45. Hubert Védrine

1947-. (aged 79)

diplomat politician

Hubert Yves Pierre Védrine is a French retired senior civil servant and politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1997 to 2002. A member of the Socialist Party (PS), he was an advisor and later secretary general at the Élysée under President François Mitterrand. Following his retirement from politics, Védrine became an advisor at Moelis & Company.

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46. Matthieu Pigasse

1968-. (aged 58)

politician investment banker entrepreneur businessperson media proprietor

Matthieu Pigasse is a French investment banker, media mogul and investor. He was Lazard's Global Head of Mergers and Acquisitions and Sovereign Advisory, as well as CEO of Lazard France. He is now head of Centerview Partners in France.

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47. Clément Beaune

1981-. (aged 45)

official politician cadres de la fonction publique

Clément Beaune is a French public servant and politician who has been heading France Stratégie since 2025.

48. Sylvie Goulard

1964-. (aged 62)

official writer politician

Sylvie Goulard is a French politician and civil servant who served as Deputy Governor of the Banque de France from 2018 to 2022.

49. Antoine Veil

1926-2013 (aged 87)

official entrepreneur politician

Antoine Victor Veil was a French entrepreneur, politician, high-ranking civil servant, and the husband of Simone Veil.

50. Jacques Cheminade

1941-. (aged 85)

politician anciens cadres

Jacques Guy Cheminade is a French politician, activist and former diplomat. He is the head of the Solidarity and Progress (SP) party, the French arm of the LaRouche movement. He has thrice run for President of France (1995, 2012, 2017), always placing last.

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51. François Léotard

1942-2023 (aged 81)

lawyer politician

François Gérard Marie Léotard was a French politician. Singer and actor Philippe Léotard was his brother.

52. Martin Hirsch

1963-. (aged 63)

official

Martin Hirsch is a French civil servant who was the former head of Emmaüs France, the former High Commissioner for Active Solidarity against Poverty, and the High Commissioner for Youth in the government of François Fillon. Hirsch was in charge of setting up the Revenu de solidarité active and left the government in March 2010 to head the state's Civic...

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53. Kajsa Ollongren

1967-. (aged 59)

politician

Jkvr. Karin Hildur "Kajsa" Ollongren is a Dutch-Swedish politician who served as Dutch Minister of Defence from 10 January 2022 to 2 July 2024. A member of the Democrats 66 (D66), she previously served as Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations and Deputy Prime Minister in the third Rutte cabinet (2017–2022), and briefly as Mayor of Amsterdam (October 2017)....

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54. Henry de Lesquen

1949-. (aged 77)

official politician radio director

Henry Bertrand Marie Armand de Lesquen du Plessis-Casso is a French politician. A retired official and former radio director, De Lesquen has been the president of the Carrefour de l'Horloge, a national-liberal think tank, since 1985. A blogger and YouTuber since the 2010s, he has participated in popularising the concept of "remigration" in France.

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55. Alexis Kohler

1972-. (aged 54)

official

Arnaud Alexis Michel Kohler is a French senior official and special adviser. A former director of the cabinet of Pierre Moscovici, then of Emmanuel Macron at the Ministry of Finance, he was appointed secretary general of the Élysée Palace on 14 May 2017.

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56. Lucie Castets

1987-. (aged 39)

politician spokesperson activist official research associate professor in France

Lucie Castets is a French civil servant and economist. Associated with the Socialist Party, Castets was nominated by the New Popular Front (NFP) to serve as Prime Minister of France in the aftermath of the 2024 legislative election, but her candidacy was rejected by president Emmanuel Macron.

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57. Henri de Castries

1954-. (aged 72)

businessperson

Henri de La Croix de Castries is a French businessman. He was chairman and CEO of AXA from 2000 to 2016. He has been chairman of the Bilderberg Group steering committee since 2012.

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58. Boris Vallaud

1975-. (aged 51)

official politician cadres de la fonction publique

Boris Vallaud is a French politician who has represented the 3rd constituency of the Landes department in the National Assembly since the 2017 election. A member of the Socialist Party (PS), he became president of the Socialist group in the National Assembly in 2022.

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59. Jean-Charles Naouri

1949-. (aged 77)

entrepreneur businessperson

Jean-Charles Naouri is a French businessman. He is chairman, chief executive officer and controlling shareholder of Groupe Casino.

60. Frédéric Oudéa

1963-. (aged 63)

banker

Frédéric Oudéa is a French businessman who was CEO of Société Générale, and is president of the European Banking Federation.

61. Jean-François Copé

1964-. (aged 62)

politician

Jean-François Copé is a French politician serving as Mayor of Meaux since 1995 with an interruption from 2002 to 2005. He was Government Spokesman between 2002 and 2007, when assumed other tenures in the government—including Minister of the Budget—at the same time. He also served as the member of the National Assembly for the 6th constituency of Seine-et-Marne and president...

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62. Sigrid Kaag

1961-. (aged 65)

diplomat minister politician

Sigrid Agnes Maria Kaag is a Dutch politician, humanitarian and diplomat who is the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process since 2025 and the Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza since 2024.

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63. Édouard Balladur

1929-. (aged 97)

politician economist

Édouard Balladur is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France under François Mitterrand from 29 March 1993 to 17 May 1995. He unsuccessfully ran for president in the 1995 French presidential election, coming in third place.

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64. Audrey Azoulay

1972-. (aged 54)

manager official minister politician

Audrey Azoulay is a French civil servant and politician who has served as the 10th Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) from 2017 to 2025, becoming the second female leader of the organization. She previously served as France's Minister of Culture under prime ministers Manuel Valls and Bernard Cazeneuve from 2016 to 2017. In 2024...

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65. Michel Rocard

1930-2016 (aged 86)

politician official

Michel Rocard AC OQ was a French politician and a member of the Socialist Party (PS). He served as Prime Minister under François Mitterrand from 1988 to 1991 during which he created the Revenu minimum d'insertion (RMI), a social minimum welfare program for indigents, and achieved the Matignon Accords regarding the status of New Caledonia. He was a member of...

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66. Martine Aubry

1950-. (aged 76)

politician anciens cadres

Martine Louise Marie Aubry is a French politician. She was the First Secretary of the French Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste, or PS) from November 2008 to April 2012, and was the Mayor of Lille from March 2001 to March 2025; she is the first woman to hold either position. Her father, Jacques Delors, served as Minister of Finance under President...

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67. Agnès Pannier-Runacher

1974-. (aged 52)

cadres de la fonction publique politician

Agnès Pannier-Runacher is a French business executive and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served as the Minister of Ecological Transition in the successive governments of Prime Ministers Michel Barnier, François Bayrou and Sébastien Lecornu from 2024 to 2025.

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68. Jean-Pierre Chevènement

1939-. (aged 87)

politician

Jean-Pierre Chevènement is a French politician who served as a minister in the 1980s and 1990s best known for his candidacy in the 2002 French presidential election. After serving as mayor of Belfort, he was elected to the Senate for the Territoire de Belfort in 2008. As a cofounder of the Socialist Party (PS) and founder of the Citizen and...

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69. Florence Parly

1963-. (aged 63)

politician

Florence Marie Jeanne Parly is a French politician who served as Minister of the Armed Forces under President Emmanuel Macron from 2017 to 2022. A former member of the Socialist Party (PS), she previously served as Secretary of State for the Budget from 2000 to 2002 under President Jacques Chirac.

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70. Pierre Moscovici

1957-. (aged 69)

politician economist

Pierre Moscovici is a French politician who served as the European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs from 2014 to 2019. He previously served as Minister of Finance from 2012 to 2014 and as Minister for European Affairs between 1997 and 2002.

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71. Satsuki Katayama

1959-. (aged 67)

administrative scrivener politician

Satsuki Katayama is a Japanese politician serving in Japan's House of Councillors, having been elected in July 2010 as a candidate for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). She previously represented the Shizuoka 7th district in the House of Representatives for one term from 2005 until 2009. She has served as the first woman Minister of Finance since 21 October 2025...

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72. Laurent Fabius

1946-. (aged 80)

diplomat foreign minister politician lecturer

Laurent Pierre Emmanuel Fabius is a French politician who has served in a number of capacities, most recently as president of the Constitutional Council from 2016 to 2025. A member of the Socialist Party, he previously served as Prime Minister of France from 17 July 1984 to 20 March 1986. Fabius was 37 years old when he was appointed and...

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73. Lionel Jospin

1937-. (aged 89)

university teacher witness filmed politician

Lionel Robert Jospin is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 1997 to 2002.

74. Florian Philippot

1981-. (aged 45)

official politician cadres de la fonction publique

Florian Philippot is a French politician. He served as Vice President of the National Front from 2012 to 2017 before quitting the party to found The Patriots in September 2017, which has failed to win any representation in subsequent elections.

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75. Jean Messiha

1970-. (aged 56)

pundit politician cadres de la fonction publique

Jean Messiha is an Egyptian-born French far-right economist, media personality, and formerly a politician and senior civil servant. He was appointed Deputy Undersecretary of Management at the Ministry of Defence in 2014 before he joined the National Front (FN) in 2016, when he became spokesman of Horaces, a group of high-ranking civil servants and business executives who meet once a...

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76. François Asselineau

1957-. (aged 69)

official politician cadres de la fonction publique

François Asselineau is a French politician and an Inspector General for finances.

77. Amélie Oudéa-Castéra

1978-. (aged 48)

official tennis player

Amélie Oudéa-Castéra is a French politician, businesswoman, and former professional tennis player who served as Minister of Sports and Olympic and Paralympic Games in the government of successive Prime Ministers Élisabeth Borne and Gabriel Attal from May 2022 to September 2024.

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78. Laurent Wauquiez

1975-. (aged 51)

minister politician cadres de la fonction publique

Laurent Timothée Marie Wauquiez is a French politician who presided over the Regional Council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes from 2016 to 2024. He is a member of The Republicans (LR), which he led from 2017 to 2019 following the resignation of Nicolas Sarkozy.

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79. Ségolène Royal

1953-. (aged 73)

lawyer politician

Ségolène Royal is a French politician who took part in the 2007 French presidential election, losing to Nicolas Sarkozy in the second round. She was the first woman in France's history to reach the second round in a presidential election.

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80. Jacques Attali

1943-. (aged 83)

writer economist banker politician

Jacques José Mardoché Attali is a French economic and social theorist, writer, political adviser and senior civil servant.

81. Dominique de Villepin

1953-. (aged 73)

writer lawyer diplomat politician

Dominique Marie François René Galouzeau de Villepin is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 31 May 2005 to 17 May 2007 under President Jacques Chirac.

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82. Sarah Knafo

1993-. (aged 33)

political adviser official politician

Sarah Knafo is a French magistrate and politician. She was a member of the Cour des Comptes from 2020 to 2024. A member of Reconquête, she was elected a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in 2024, where she sits with the Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN) group. She is a candidate in the 2026 Paris municipal election to become...

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83. Alain Juppé

1945-. (aged 81)

diplomat politician

Alain Marie Juppé OQ is a French politician. A member of The Republicans, he was Prime Minister of France from 1995 to 1997 under President Jacques Chirac, during which period he faced major strikes that paralysed the country and became very unpopular. He left office after the victory of the left in the snap 1997 legislative elections. He had previously...

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84. Bruno Le Maire

1969-. (aged 57)

diplomat politician

Bruno Maurice Marie Le Maire is a French politician, writer and former diplomat.

85. Philippe de Villiers

1949-. (aged 77)

essayist conspiracy theorist politician writer official

Philippe Marie Jean Joseph Le Jolis de Villiers de Saintignon, known as Philippe de Villiers ( French: [filip də vilje]), is a French entrepreneur, politician and novelist. He is the founder of the Puy du Fou theme park in Vendée, which is centred around the history of France. Appointed Secretary of State for Culture in 1986 by President François Mitterrand,...

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86. Nicolas Dupont-Aignan

1961-. (aged 65)

cadres de la fonction publique politician

Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, sometimes referred to by his initials NDA, is a French politician serving since 2008 as president of the minor party Debout la France. He was its only member in the National Assembly, having been elected for Essonne's 8th constituency beginning in 1997; he was previously mayor of Yerres from 1995 to 2017.

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87. François Hollande

1954-. (aged 72)

lawyer official statesperson anciens cadres politician

François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande is a French politician who served as President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra from 2012 to 2017. Before his presidency, he was First Secretary of the Socialist Party (PS) from 1997 to 2008, Mayor of Tulle from 2001 to 2008, as well as President of the General Council of Corrèze from 2008 to 2012....

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88. Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

1926-2020 (aged 94)

statesperson

Valéry René Marie Georges Giscard d'Estaing, also known as simply Giscard or VGE, was a French politician who served as President of France from 1974 to 1981.

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89. Édouard Philippe

1970-. (aged 56)

politician

Édouard Charles Philippe is a French politician serving as mayor of Le Havre since 2020, previously holding the office from 2010 to 2017. He was Prime Minister of France from 15 May 2017 to 3 July 2020 under President Emmanuel Macron.

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90. Valérie Pécresse

1967-. (aged 59)

minister politician magistrate

Valérie Anne Émilie Pécresse is a French politician who has been the President of the Regional Council of Île-de-France since 2015. A member of The Republicans, she previously served as Minister of Higher Education and Research from 2007 to 2011 and Minister of the Budget and Government Spokeswoman from 2011 to 2012 under Prime Minister François Fillon. Pécresse represented the...

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91. Paul Biya

1933-. (aged 93)

politician minister

Paul Barthélemy Biya is a Cameroonian politician who has been serving as the second president of Cameroon since 1982. He was previously the fifth prime minister under President Ahmadou Ahidjo from 1975 to 1982. As of 2026, he is the second-longest-ruling president in Africa (after Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo in Equatorial Guinea) and the longest consecutively serving current non-royal national...

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92. Jean Castex

1965-. (aged 61)

statesperson politician

Jean Castex is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 3 July 2020 to 16 May 2022. He was a member of The Republicans (LR) until 2020. Castex served for twelve years as mayor of the small town of Prades prior to his appointment as prime minister by President Emmanuel Macron. He resigned his post ahead...

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93. Emmanuel Macron

1977-. (aged 49)

banker politician investment banker statesperson official

Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron is a French politician who has served as President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017. He served as Minister of Economics and Finance under President François Hollande from 2014 to 2016. He has been a member of Renaissance since founding the party in 2016.

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94. Jacques Chirac

1932-2019 (aged 87)

politician official

Jacques René Chirac was a French politician who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007. He was previously Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and 1986 to 1988, as well as Mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995.

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95. Laurent Nuñez

1964-. (aged 62)

politician official

Laurent Marie Joseph Nuñez-Belda is a French senior civil servant and politician who has served as Minister of the Interior in the second government of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu since 12 October 2025.

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96. Patrick Strzoda

1952-. (aged 74)

official

Patrick Strzoda is a French high-ranking civil servant, a former prefect, and advisor to French President Emmanuel Macron. As President of France, Macron also serves ex officio as one of the two co-princes of Andorra. Strzoda served as his representative in this capacity from 2017 to 2024.

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97. Matthias Fekl

1977-. (aged 49)

lawyer politician magistrate

Matthias Fekl is a French politician of the Socialist Party who served as Minister of the Interior in the government of Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve in 2017.

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98. Pavel Fischer

1965-. (aged 61)

diplomat ambassador politician

Pavel Fischer is a Czech politician and diplomat who has been Senator from Prague 12 since 2018. Fischer previously served as Czech Ambassador to France from 2003 to 2010. He was a presidential candidate in 2018, when he finished third with 10.23% of the vote, and in 2023, when he finished fourth with 6.75% of the vote. He was elected...

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99. Marcelo Ebrard

1959-. (aged 67)

politician

Marcelo Luis Ebrard Casaubón is a Mexican politician and internationalist who has served as the secretary of economy since 2024. A member of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena), he previously served as secretary of foreign affairs under President Andrés Manuel López Obrador from 2018 to 2023. He served as Head of Government of the Federal District (Mexico City) from 2006...

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100. Adly Mansour

1945-. (aged 81)

politician lawyer judge magistrate acting president

Adly Mahmoud Mansour is an Egyptian judge and politician who served as the president (or chief justice) of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt. He also served as interim president of Egypt from 4 July 2013 to 8 June 2014 following the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état by the military which deposed President Mohamed Morsi. Several secular and religious figures, such...

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