Prisca Thevenot
Prisca Thevenot | |
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.jpg) Thevenot in 2023 | |
| Deputy Minister for Democratic Renewal Spokeswoman of the Government | |
| Assumed office 11 January 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Gabriel Attal |
| Preceded by | Olivier Véran |
| Secretary of State for Youth and the National Universal Service | |
| In office 20 July 2023 – 11 January 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Élisabeth Borne |
| Minister | Gabriel Attal |
| Preceded by | Sarah El Haïry |
| Member of the National Assembly for Hauts-de-Seine's 8th constituency | |
| In office 22 June 2022 – 20 August 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Jacques Maire |
| Succeeded by | Virginie Lanlo |
| Member of the Regional Council of Île-de-France | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2021 | |
| President | Valérie Pécresse |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Prisca Balasubramaniam 1 March 1985 Strasbourg, France |
| Political party | Renaissance |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Emlyon Business School |
Prisca Thevenot (née Balasubramaniam; born 1 March 1985) is a French politician of Renaissance who has been the deputy minister for democratic renewal and spokeswoman of the Government in the Attal government since January 2024.[1]
Thevenot previously served as spokesperson for the party, then named La République en marche, from November 2020. She was elected deputy for Hauts-de-Seine's 8th constituency in the 2022 legislative election. She first joined the government in July 2023 as secretary of state for youth and the National Universal Service.[2]
Early life and education[edit]
Thevenot was born in Strasbourg to Mauritian parents who settled in France at the end of the 1970s to pursue university studies. In 1987, the family moved to the Paris region.
She completed a classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles at Lycée Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, and continued her studies at the EM Lyon Business School, from which she graduated in 2009.[3]
Political career[edit]
In the 2017 legislative election, Prisca Thevenot contested Seine-Saint-Denis's 4th constituency, but was defeated by incumbent communist member Marie-George Buffet.[4]
In November 2020, Thevenot was appointed spokeswoman for Emmanuel Macron’s party, La République en marche (LaREM), jointly with Maud Bregeon.[5]
In the June 2021 regional election, she was elected to the Regional Council of Île-de-France for Seine-Saint-Denis, on the list led by Laurent Saint-Martin.[6]
In the 2022 legislative election, Thevenot ran in Hauts-de-Seine's 8th constituency for LaREM’s Together coalition. She won the most votes in the first round, and was elected deputy in the second round with 65,75% of the votes cast, against Annie Larroque Comoy (LFI - NUPES).[7][8] She became a member of the Social Affairs Committee in the National Assembly.[9]
In July 2023, Thevenot was appointed secretary of state for youth and the National Universal Service in the Borne government, a junior position jointly under the minister of the armed forces and the minister of national education and youth.[2]
In the Attal government formed in January 2024, she became deputy minister for democratic renewal and spokeswoman of the Government.[1][10][11]
Personal life[edit]
Thevenot is married and has two children.[12][4][13]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Alexandre, Lucie (11 January 2024). "Gouvernement Attal : Prisca Thevenot, une marcheuse de la première heure en porte-parole". Libération (in French). Paris. ISSN 0335-1793.
- ^ a b Guillou, Clément (20 July 2023). "Remaniement : Prisca Thevenot nommée secrétaire d'Etat à la jeunesse et au service national universel". Le Monde (in French). Paris. ISSN 0395-2037.
- ^ "Législatives : vos nouveaux députés" (in French). Meudon: Ville de Meudon. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Née de parents mauriciens, elle est candidate aux législatives françaises". L’Express (in French). Baie du Tombeau. 27 May 2017. ISSN 1022-4408.
- ^ Le Drollec, Alexandre (23 November 2020). "LREM désigne deux nouvelles porte-parole". L'Obs (in French). Paris. ISSN 0029-4713.
- ^ "Résultats des élections régionales 2021" (in French). Paris: Ministère de l’Intérieur. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Les résultats du second tour des élections législatives dans la 8e circonscription des Hauts-de-Seine". Le Monde (in French). Paris. 19 June 2022. ISSN 0395-2037. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Élections législatives 2022" (in French). Paris: Ministère de l’Intérieur. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Composition de la commission des affaires sociales" (in French). Paris: National Assembly. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ Décret du 11 janvier 2024 relatif à la composition du Gouvernement, retrieved 15 March 2024
- ^ "Remaniement: Prisca Thevenot nommée porte-parole du gouvernement Attal". BFMTV (in French). Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Mme Prisca Thevenot" (in French). Paris: Région Île-de-France. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "France : Prisca Thevenot, La Mauricienne de 37 Ans sera candidat pour les législatives". Le Matinal (in French). Quatre Bornes. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
External links[edit]
- Prisca Thevenot on the Government of France portal (in French)
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Politicians from Strasbourg
- French people of Mauritian descent
- Secretaries of State of France
- Government spokespersons of France
- Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
- Candidates for the 2022 French legislative election
- Candidates for the 2017 French legislative election
- Members of Parliament for Hauts-de-Seine
- French women in politics
- Emlyon Business School alumni
- 21st-century French politicians
- 21st-century French women politicians
- Women government ministers of France
- Members of the Borne government
- Members of the Regional Council of Île-de-France
- Members of the Attal government