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Prime Minister of France from 2020 to 2022
Jean Castex (French: [ʒɑ̃ Prime Minister of France from 3 July 2020 to 16 May 2022.[ 1] The Republicans (LR) until 2020, when he joinedLa République En Marche! (LREM).[ 2] mayor of the small town ofPrades prior to his appointment as prime minister byPresident Emmanuel Macron . He resigned his post ahead of the2022 legislative election .[ 3] [ 4] RATP since November 2022.
Elected in 2008 as themayor ofPrades, Pyrénées-Orientales ,[ 5] Xavier Bertrand aschief of staff inFrançois Fillon 'sministry from 2010 until 2011.[ 6] Raymond Soubie as Secretary-General of the Élysée under President Nicolas Sarkozy between 2011 and 2012. In the UMP2012 leadership primaries , he endorsed Fillon.[ 7]
On the local level, Castex was a regional councillor ofLanguedoc-Roussillon from 2010 to 2015, and has served as department councillor ofPyrénées-Orientales since 2015. In September 2017, Castex was appointed interdepartmental delegate to the 2024 Olympics andParalympics ; he was also appointed as President of the National Sports Agency.[ 8] COVID-19 pandemic in France .
Castex was a member ofThe Republicans until early 2020, where he was regarded as beingsocially conservative .[ 9] [ 10] Édouard Philippe 's resignation on 3 July 2020, Castex was appointedPrime Minister byPresident Emmanuel Macron .[ 11] centre-right in economic terms".[ 12] his government on 6 July.[ 13] [ 14]
On 25 April 2022, following Macron'sre-election as President, Castex agreed to resign as prime minister.[ 4] [ 15] [ 16] [ 4] [ 3]
Life after politics [ edit ] After leaving office, Castex was nominated by his successorÉlisabeth Borne as chairman of the board of directors of theAgence de financement des infrastructures de transport de France (AFITF).[ 17] [ 18] RATP , starting on the 28 November.[ 19]
Castex, whose name means 'castles' inGascon (castèths Gers . He is married to Sandra Ribelaygue;[ 20] [ 21]
A fluentCatalan speaker, Castex is regarded a defender of theCatalan identity in Southern France and other regional sensibilities.[ 22] Jean-Claude Mailly and the physicianPatrick Pelloux , a former columnist atCharlie Hebdo [ 20]
Castex tested positive forCOVID-19 on 23 November 2021.[ 23]
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