It is a page that turns for the man who has strongly embodied the pro-European vision of the government since 2020. Clément Beaune, former special adviser to Emmanuel Macron on European issues and Secretary of State for European Affairs between 2020 and 2022, has just been appointed Minister Delegate for Transport, in the reshuffled government of Elisabeth Borne.
He recovers part of the prerogatives of Amélie de Montchalin, former Minister of Ecological Transition, defeated in the legislative elections and replaced by Christophe Béchu.
Clément Beaune had been confirmed for European Affairs after the re-election of Emmanuel Macron.
A graduate of Sciences Po Paris and the ENA, this senior civil servant encountered universal suffrage for the first time in 2022, being the candidate for the presidential majority in the seventh district of Paris.
A risky bet, which he won and which consolidated his place in the government of Elisabeth Borne.
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A long-time defender of the progressive values of the European Union, Clément Beaune traveled to Poland and Hungary, when these two countries restricted the right to abortion and the rights of homosexual people.
In March, the enarque is also the first member of the government to have gone to meet Ukrainian refugees, on the border between Poland and Ukraine.
A convinced European, Clément Beaune confides that he "
always wanted to make Europe in France
".
It was moreover to prepare for the French presidency of the European Union (PFUE) that he joined the government of Jean Castex in 2020. The PFUE having ended on June 30, its promoter is now sailing towards new horizons. .
