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Sébastien Lecornu

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Sébastien Lecornu

Sébastien Lecornu (French: [sebastjɛ̃ ləkɔʁny]; born 11 June 1986) is a French politician who has served as Prime Minister of France since 2025. Positioned on the right of the ideological political spectrum, Lecornu has promoted Gaullist, Séguinist, and socially conservative beliefs. Since leaving The Republicans (LR) in 2017, Lecornu has been a member of Renaissance (RE). Lecornu was President of the Departmental Council of Eure from 2015 to 2017. In government, he served as Secretary of State to the Minister of the Ecological and Inclusive Transition (2017–2018), Minister for Local Authorities (2018–2020), Minister of the Overseas (2020–2022) and Minister of the Armed Forces (2022–2025). On 9 September 2025, Lecornu was appointed as Prime Minister by Emmanuel Macron after the Bayrou government was brought down by a vote of no confidence in the National Assembly. He resigned on 6 October 2025 after just 26 days in office, making his tenure as prime minister the shortest in the history of the French Fifth Republic. He was in office as a caretaker prime minister until he was reappointed by President Macron on 10 October 2025.

Infobox

President
Gérard VolpattiFrédéric Duché
Preceded by
Philippe Nguyen Thanh
Ministerial positions
Ministerial positions Minister of the Armed ForcesInterim6 October 2025 – 12 October 2025Prime MinisterHimselfPreceded byBruno Le MaireSucceeded byCatherine VautrinIn office20 May 2022 – 5 October 2025Prime MinisterÉlisabeth BorneGabriel AttalMichel BarnierFrançois BayrouPreceded byFlorence ParlySucceeded byBruno Le MaireMinister of the OverseasIn office6 July 2020 – 20 May 2022Prime MinisterJean CastexPreceded byAnnick GirardinSucceeded byYaël Braun-PivetMinister for Local AuthoritiesIn office16 October 2018 – 6 July 2020Prime MinisterÉdouard PhilippePreceded byEstelle Grelier (2017)Succeeded byJacqueline GouraultSecretary of State to the Minister of the Ecological and Inclusive TransitionIn office21 June 2017 – 16 October 2018Prime MinisterÉdouard PhilippePreceded byPosition establishedSucceeded byEmmanuelle Wargon
Prime Minister
Édouard Philippe
Succeeded by
François Ouzilleau
Born
(1986-06-11) 11 June 1986 (age 39)Eaubonne, France
Political party
Renaissance (2017–present)
Other politicalaffiliations
UMP (2002–2015)LR (2015–2017)
Residence(s)
Hôtel Matignon, Paris
Alma mater
Panthéon-Assas University
Party
Renaissance (2017–present)

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VacantTitle last held byEstelle Grelier
VacantTitle last held byEstelle Grelier
Political offices
VacantTitle last held byEstelle Grelier
Political offices
Minister for Local Authorities 2018–2020
Political offices
Succeeded byJacqueline Gourault
Preceded byAnnick Girardin
Preceded byAnnick Girardin
Political offices
Preceded byAnnick Girardin
Political offices
Minister of the Overseas 2020–2022
Political offices
Succeeded byYaël Braun-Pivet
Preceded byFlorence Parly
Preceded byFlorence Parly
Political offices
Preceded byFlorence Parly
Political offices
Minister of the Armed Forces 2022–2025
Political offices
Succeeded byBruno Le Maire
Preceded byFrançois Bayrou
Preceded byFrançois Bayrou
Political offices
Preceded byFrançois Bayrou
Political offices
Prime Minister of France 2025–present
Political offices
Incumbent
Preceded byBruno Le Maire
Preceded byBruno Le Maire
Political offices
Preceded byBruno Le Maire
Political offices
Minister of the Armed ForcesInterim 2025
Political offices
Succeeded byCatherine Vautrin
Order of precedence
Order of precedence
Political offices
Order of precedence
Preceded byEmmanuel Macronas President of the Republic
Preceded byEmmanuel Macronas President of the Republic
Political offices
Preceded byEmmanuel Macronas President of the Republic
Political offices
Order of precedence in FrancePrime Minister
Political offices
Succeeded byGérard Larcheras President of the Senate
Political offices
VacantTitle last held byEstelle Grelier
Minister for Local Authorities 2018–2020
Succeeded byJacqueline Gourault
Preceded byAnnick Girardin
Minister of the Overseas 2020–2022
Succeeded byYaël Braun-Pivet
Preceded byFlorence Parly
Minister of the Armed Forces 2022–2025
Succeeded byBruno Le Maire
Preceded byFrançois Bayrou
Prime Minister of France 2025–present
Incumbent
Preceded byBruno Le Maire
Minister of the Armed ForcesInterim 2025
Succeeded byCatherine Vautrin
Order of precedence
Preceded byEmmanuel Macronas President of the Republic
Order of precedence in FrancePrime Minister
Succeeded byGérard Larcheras President of the Senate

References

  1. Lecornu initially resigned as PM on 6 October 2025 and served in a caretaker capacity until his reappointment four days
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