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Philippe Vigier | |
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| Minister Delegate for the Overseas | |
| In office 20 July 2023 – 11 January 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Élisabeth Borne |
| Preceded by | Jean-François Carenco |
| Succeeded by | Marie Guévenoux |
| President of theLiberties, Independents, Overseas and Territories group in theNational Assembly | |
| In office 17 October 2018 – 8 September 2020 Served withBertrand Pancher | |
| Preceded by | Group established |
| Succeeded by | Sylvia Pinel |
| President of theUnion of Democrats and Independents group in theNational Assembly | |
| In office 14 April 2014 – 20 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Louis Borloo |
| Succeeded by | Stéphane Demilly Franck Riester |
| Member of theNational Assembly forEure-et-Loir's4th constituency | |
| Assumed office 12 February 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Laurent Leclercq |
| In office 20 June 2007 – 20 August 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Alain Venot |
| Succeeded by | Laurent Leclercq |
| Mayor ofCloyes-sur-le-Loir | |
| In office 18 March 2001 – 4 September 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Jacques Jouvelet |
| Succeeded by | Claude Martin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1958-02-03)3 February 1958 (age 67) Valence, France |
| Political party | Democratic Movement(2020–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Union for French Democracy (until 2007) The Centrists (2007–2020) Union of Democrats and Independents (2012–2017) |
| Alma mater | Clermont Auvergne University |
Philippe Vigier (French pronunciation:[filipviʒje]; born 3 February 1958) is a French politician who served asMinister Delegate for the Overseas in thegovernment ofPrime MinisterÉlisabeth Borne from 2023 to 2024.[1]
A member of theDemocratic Movement (MoDem), which he joined in 2020 upon leavingThe Centrists (LC), he has represented the4th constituency of theEure-et-Loirdepartment in theNational Assembly since 2024, previously holding the seat from2007 until his appointment to the government in 2023.[2] Vigier has also held a seat in theRegional Council of Centre-Val de Loire since2021, previously holding office from 1995 to 2014 when the region was named Centre.
At age 16, Vigier campaigned forValéry Giscard d'Estaing in the1974 presidential election.[3]
A biologist by occupation, Vigier became a Deputy Mayor ofChâteaudun and regional councillor ofCentre in 1995, positions he held until 1998 and 2014, respectively. In2001, he was elected to the mayorship ofCloyes-sur-le-Loir,Eure-et-Loir, which he held until 2017.
In the2015 regional election, Vigier led theUnion of the Right and Centre (UDC) list in Centre-Val de Loire (formerly Centre).[4] Despite favourable polls, the UDC list was narrowly defeated in the second round by theSocialist Party list led by outgoing Regional Council PresidentFrançois Bonneau. Vigier declined to take a seat in the regional council.[5] In2021, he was returned to the regional council on the Democratic Movement list led by Agriculture MinisterMarc Fesneau.
In the2007 legislative election, Vigier was elected to theNational Assembly in the first round with 57.1% of the vote in the4th constituency ofEure-et-Loir with the support of PresidentNicolas Sarkozy'sUnion for a Popular Movement. He was reelected in2012 with 50.7% of the first-round vote.
In Parliament, Vigier presided over theUnion of Democrats and Independents group from 2014 to 2017. In 2018, he was a founding member of theLiberties and Territories group,[6] which he co-presided until leaving for theDemocratic Movement group in 2020.
Vigier served on theCommittee on Social Affairs; he was a member of theCommittee on Finance from 2007 to 2019. In addition to his committee assignments, he was a member of the French parliamentary friendship groups withArmenia andItaly.[7] He also served as member of the French delegation to theParliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from 2022, where he was part of the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development.[8]
In the2024 snap election, Vigier was reelected with 51.7% of the second-round vote, despite placing second in the first round behind Roger Pécout ofThe Republicans, who also had the support of theNational Rally as part of theUnion of the Far-Right.[9]
On 20 July 2023, Vigier was appointedMinister Delegate for the Overseas underInterior MinisterGérald Darmanin, in the government of Prime MinisterÉlisabeth Borne, replacingJean-François Carenco.[10] On 11 January 2024, less than six months into his position, he was succeeded byMarie Guévenoux, returning to the National Assembly.