Sébastien Lecornu

Sébastien Lecornu
Lecornu in 2024
Prime Minister of France
Assumed office
9 September 2025
PresidentEmmanuel Macron
Preceded byFrançois Bayrou
Minister of the Armed Forces
In office
20 May 2022 – 9 September 2025
Prime MinisterÉlisabeth Borne
Gabriel Attal
Michel Barnier
François Bayrou
Preceded byFlorence Parly
Succeeded byTBA
Minister of the Overseas
In office
6 July 2020 – 20 May 2022
Prime MinisterJean Castex
Preceded byAnnick Girardin
Succeeded byYaël Braun-Pivet
Minister for Local Authorities
In office
16 October 2018 – 6 July 2020
Prime MinisterÉdouard Philippe
Preceded byJean-Michel Baylet (2017)
Succeeded byJacqueline Gourault
Secretary of State to the Minister of the Ecological and Inclusive Transition
In office
21 June 2017 – 16 October 2018
Prime MinisterÉdouard Philippe
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byEmmanuelle Wargon
President of the Departmental Council of Eure
In office
1 July 2021 – 16 December 2022
Preceded byPascal Lehongre
Succeeded byAlexandre Rassaërt
In office
2 April 2015 – 10 July 2017
Preceded byJean-Louis Destans
Succeeded byPascal Lehongre
Mayor of Vernon
In office
5 April 2014 – 4 December 2015
Preceded byPhilippe Nguyen Thanh
Succeeded byFrançois Ouzilleau
Personal details
Born (1986-06-11) 11 June 1986
Eaubonne, France
Political partyLREM/RE (2017–present)
Other political
affiliations
UMP (2002–2015)
LR (2015–2017)
ResidenceHôtel de Brienne (official)
Alma materPanthéon-Assas University

Sébastien Lecornu (French pronunciation: ​[sebastjɛ̃ ləkɔʁny]; born 11 June 1986) is a French politician who is serving as the Prime Minister of France since 2025. He was in the government as Minister of the Armed Forces from 2022 until 2025.[1]

In September 2025, Lecornu was appointed as Prime Minister by President Emmanuel Macron after the government of François Bayrou was brought down by a vote of no confidence.[2]

References

  1. Victor Boiteau (20 May 2022), Changement dans la continuité: Darmanin, Le Maire, Attal… Ces ministres qui remettent ça dans le gouvernement Borne Libération.
  2. "François Bayrou remet sa lettre de démission à Emmanuel Macron ce mardi, le nouveau Premier ministre nommé dans les prochains jours". BFMTV (in French). 2025-09-09. Retrieved 2025-09-09.