Bernard Cazeneuve
Bernard Guy Georges Cazeneuve (French pronunciation: [bɛʁnaʁ kaznœv]; born 2 June 1963) is a French politician and lawyer who served as Prime Minister of France from 6 December 2016 to 15 May 2017. A member of the Socialist Party, he represented Manche’s 5th constituency in the National Assembly from 1997 to 2002 and again from 2007 to 2012. On 4 May 2022, following the Socialist Party's electoral coalition agreement with the leftist La France Insoumise, he left the Socialist Party because he felt La France Insoumise did not match the values and morals of the Socialist Party.
Bernard Cazeneuve | |
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Cazeneuve in 2018 | |
| Prime Minister of France | |
| In office 6 December 2016 – 15 May 2017 | |
| President | François Hollande |
| Preceded by | Manuel Valls |
| Succeeded by | Édouard Philippe |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 2 April 2014 – 6 December 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Manuel Valls |
| Preceded by | Manuel Valls |
| Succeeded by | Bruno Le Roux |
| Minister delegate for the Budget | |
| In office 19 March 2013 – 2 April 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Jean-Marc Ayrault |
| Preceded by | Jérôme Cahuzac |
| Succeeded by | Christian Eckert |
| Minister delegate for European Affairs | |
| In office 16 May 2012 – 19 March 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Jean-Marc Ayrault |
| Preceded by | Jean Leonetti |
| Succeeded by | Thierry Repentin |
| Member of the National Assembly for Manche's 5th constituency | |
| In office 20 June 2007 – 16 June 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Jean Lemière |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| In office 12 June 1997 – 18 June 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Yves Bonnet |
| Succeeded by | Jean Lemière |
| Mayor of Cherbourg-Octeville | |
| In office 19 March 2001 – 23 June 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Pierre Godefroy |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Michel Houllegate |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bernard Guy Georges Cazeneuve 2 June 1963 Senlis, France |
| Political party | The Convention (since 2023) |
| Other political affiliations | Radical Party of the Left (1985–1987) Socialist Party (1987–2022) |
| Spouse | Véronique Beau |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux |
| Occupation | Jurist Lawyer |
| Signature | |
He was Mayor of Cherbourg-Octeville from 2001 to 2012. In 2012, he was appointed Minister delegate for European Affairs in the Ayrault government. A year later, Cazeneuve was named Minister delegate for the Budget after the resignation of Jérôme Cahuzac. In 2014, he was appointed Minister of the Interior in the First Valls government, a role he retained with the formation of the Second Valls government. In 2016, Cazeneuve was appointed Prime Minister by President François Hollande, after Manuel Valls resigned to concentrate on his candidacy for the 2017 presidential election. Following the election of Emmanuel Macron as President of the French Republic, Cazeneuve resigned from office and returned to private practice.