François de Rugy
François Henri Goullet de Rugy (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa ɑ̃ʁi ɡule də ʁyʒi]; born 6 December 1973) is a French politician who served as President of the National Assembly from 2017 to 2018 and Minister of Ecological and Solidary Transition from 2018 to 2019.
François de Rugy | |
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de Rugy in 2017 | |
| Minister of State, Minister of Ecological and Solidary Transition | |
| In office 4 September 2018 – 16 July 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Édouard Philippe |
| Preceded by | Nicolas Hulot |
| Succeeded by | Élisabeth Borne |
| President of the National Assembly | |
| In office 27 June 2017 – 4 September 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Claude Bartolone |
| Succeeded by | Richard Ferrand |
| Member of the National Assembly for Loire-Atlantique's 1st constituency | |
| In office 17 August 2019 – 21 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Mounir Belhamiti |
| Succeeded by | Mounir Belhamiti |
| In office 20 June 2007 – 5 October 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Pierre Le Ridant |
| Succeeded by | Mounir Belhamiti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 December 1973 Nantes, France |
| Political party | Renaissance (2017–present) |
| Other political affiliations | GE (1991–1994) LV (1997–2010) EELV (2010–2015) PE (2015–present) |
| Spouse |
Séverine Servat (m. 2017) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po |
From 2007, De Rugy represented the Loire-Atlantique department, with an interruption between 2018 and 2019, originally as a member of the Democratic and Republican Left group, which includes his former political party Europe Ecology – The Greens. In 2015, he joined the Ecologist Party and later the La République En Marche group in Parliament. In 2017, he defeated Jean-Charles Taugourdeau and Laure de la Raudière for the presidency of the National Assembly.
He was appointed Minister of Ecological and Solidary Transition after the resignation of Nicolas Hulot. De Rugy resigned from his ministership less than a year following his appointment after allegations of excessive spending of public funds for private use. He regained his seat in Parliament.
De Rugy did not seek re-election at the 2022 parliamentary election.