Gérald Darmanin
Gérald Darmanin (born 11 October 1982) is a French politician. He has been the Minister of Public Action and Accounts in the Philippe Government since 17 May 2017[1][2] and has been municipal councillor for the city of Tourcoing since 2017.
Gérald Darmanin | |
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Minister of Public Action and Accounts | |
Assumed office 17 May 2017 | |
President | Emmanuel Macron |
Prime Minister | Édouard Philippe |
Preceded by | Christian Eckert (Public Accounts) Annick Girardin (Civil Service) |
Member of the National Assembly for Nord's 10th constituency | |
In office 20 June 2012 – 27 January 2016 | |
Preceded by | Christian Vanneste |
Succeeded by | Vincent Ledoux |
Mayor of Tourcoing | |
In office 4 April 2014 – 9 September 2017 | |
Preceded by | Michel-François Delannoy |
Succeeded by | Didier Droart |
Personal details | |
Born | Gérald Moussa Darmanin 11 October 1982 Valenciennes, France |
Nationality | French |
Political party | La République En Marche! (since 2017) The Republicans (2015–17) Union for a Popular Movement (before 2015) |
Alma mater | Sciences Po Lille |
Profession | Jurist |
Early life and career
Darmanin was born to a working-class family with Algerian and Maltese roots. His father managed a bistro and his mother worked as a cleaner.[3]
Political career
In 2014, Darmanin ran for election as mayor of Tourcoing and won, establishing himself on the national political scene.[4]
Former President Nicolas Sarkozy brought Darmanin onboard as director of his primary election campaign in 2016.[5]
In May 2017, Darmanin was appointed by President Emmanuel Macron Minister of Public Action and Accounts in the Philippe Government. In this capacity, he supports Bruno Le Maire, the Minister for Economic Affairs.[6] At the time of his appointment, he was one of the youngest members in Philippe's government.[7]
Soon after taking office, Darmanin announced plans to achieve 4.5 billion euros ($5.13 billion) in savings on the French government's operational budget in 2017.[8] That year, he managed to bring the country's the budget deficit below the EU-mandated limit of 3 percent of GDP, the first time in a decade for France.[9]
In 2018 he was accused of sexual coercion and harassment by two women relating to alleged misconduct in 2009 and between 2014 and 2017, with one of the women alleging that while Mayor of Tourcoing he asked for sexual favours in exchange for providing her with social housing. However prosecutors dropped the case, claiming an inability to determine an "absence of consent", and Darmanin denied both allegations.[10]
References
- Anne Courtel (17 May 2017). "Gouvernement – Gérald Darmanin, progresse toujours et transgresse encore". lavoixdunord.fr (in French). La Voix du Nord. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- "Gérald Darmanin, un espoir de la droite à Bercy". Libération. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- Nicholas Vinocur (2 August 2017), Gérald Darmanin, France’s new (and improved) Sarkozy Politico Europe.
- Nicholas Vinocur (2 August 2017), Gérald Darmanin, France’s new (and improved) Sarkozy Politico Europe.
- Nicholas Vinocur (2 August 2017), Gérald Darmanin, France’s new (and improved) Sarkozy Politico Europe.
- Factbox: Ministers in new French government Reuters, 17 May 2017.
- Michel Rose (16 October 2018), Factbox: France's Emmanuel Macron reshuffles government – only one big move Reuters.
- Ingrid Melander (11 July 2017), French state to make 4.5 billion euros in savings this year: paper Reuters.
- Michel Rose (16 October 2018), Factbox: France's Emmanuel Macron reshuffles government – only one big move Reuters.
- BBC (16 February 2018), Factbox: France: Rape inquiry into Gérald Darmanin dropped BBC.com.