24 Facts About Edouard Philippe

Edouard Charles Philippe is a French politician serving as Mayor of Le Havre since 2020, previously holding the office from 2010 to 2017.

Edouard Philippe was Prime Minister of France from 15 May 2017 to 3 July 2020 under President Emmanuel Macron.

Lawyer by occupation, Philippe is a former member of the Union for a Popular Movement, which later became The Republicans.

Edouard Philippe served as a member of the National Assembly from 2012 to 2017, representing the seventh constituency of Seine-Maritime.

Edouard Philippe, the son of French teachers, was born in Rouen in 1970 and grew up in a left-wing household.

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Edouard Philippe comes from a family of dockworkers, a profession in which members of his family are still employed.

Edouard Philippe was at first a pupil at the Michelet School in Rouen before moving to Grand-Quevilly where he attended Jean-Texier College and later attending Lycee les Bruyeres in Sotteville-les-Rouen.

Edouard Philippe obtained his baccalaureat at the Ecole de Gaulle-Adenauer in Bonn, and after a year in hypokhagne, he studied at Sciences Po for three years and graduated in 1992, and later studied at the Ecole nationale d'administration from 1995 to 1997.

Edouard Philippe served as an artillery officer during his national service in 1994.

Edouard Philippe continued to serve in the operational reserve for several years afterwards.

In 2001, Edouard Philippe joined Antoine Rufenacht as Deputy Mayor of Le Havre charged with legal affairs; Rufenacht served as mayor of Le Havre from 1995 to 2010 and campaign director for Jacques Chirac in the 2002 presidential election.

Edouard Philippe served under Juppe as director general of services of the UMP until 2004, when the mayor of Bordeaux was convicted as a result of the fictitious jobs case implicating the Rally for the Republic.

Edouard Philippe was substitute to Jean-Yves Besselat, who served as the member of the National Assembly for Seine-Maritime's 7th constituency from 2007 to 2012.

Edouard Philippe was reelected as Mayor of Le Havre in the 2014 municipal elections in the first round, with an absolute majority of 52.

Edouard Philippe worked for the campaign of Alain Juppe in the primary of the right and centre in 2016, serving as a spokesperson alongside Benoist Apparu.

On 15 May 2017, Edouard Philippe was appointed as Prime Minister by Emmanuel Macron after speculation he was a contender for the office alongside former Ecology Minister Jean-Louis Borloo, MoDem Leader Francois Bayrou and IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde.

Edouard Philippe formed the Second Philippe government on 21 May 2017 following a series of resignations after scandal embroiled Ministers Francois Bayrou, Sylvie Goulard, Marielle de Sarnez and Richard Ferrand.

Edouard Philippe secured a vote of confidence and was allowed to govern with a majority government on 4 July 2017.

Edouard Philippe talked about plans to reduce corporate tax from 33.

Edouard Philippe announced the government's labour reform plan which will give companies more power when it comes to negotiating conditions directly with their employees.

Edouard Philippe ran successfully in the 2020 Le Havre mayoral election.

In October 2020, Edouard Philippe was one of several current and former government officials whose home was searched by French authorities following complaints about the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in France.

Edouard Philippe is married to Edith Chabre, the executive director of the School of Law at Sciences Po.

Edouard Philippe is the first Prime Minister with facial hair since Henri Queuille and the first one with a full beard since Alexandre Ribot.