Matthias Fekl was born on 4 October 1977 in Frankfurt, West Germany.
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Matthias Fekl's father is a German university professor and his mother is a French teacher.
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Matthias Fekl grew up in West Berlin before moving to Paris, where he graduated from the Lycee Henri-IV.
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Matthias Fekl later studied at various universities.
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From 2010 to 2011, Matthias Fekl served as chief of staff to Jean-Pierre Bel, then president of the Socialist group in the Senate.
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When Bel became President of the Senate, Matthias Fekl served as his special adviser.
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Matthias Fekl was elected member of the National Assembly in the 2012 legislative election.
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On 11 February 2014, Matthias Fekl was among the guests invited to the state dinner hosted by US President Barack Obama in honor of President Francois Hollande at the White House.
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In 2014, Matthias Fekl was appointed to be Secretary of State for Foreign Trade at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development under the leadership of minister successive ministers Laurent Fabius and Jean-Marc Ayrault, succeeding Thomas Thevenoud.
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In October 2016, Matthias Fekl launched his own political movement, the Movement for the Life of Ideas and Alternatives.
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Matthias Fekl briefly belonged to the campaign team of Benoit Hamon for the 2017 presidential election.
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Matthias Fekl was appointed as Minister of the Interior on 21 March 2017, succeeding Bruno Le Roux, who was forced to resign after it was revealed that he had employed his two daughters, at the age of 15, as parliamentary assistants.
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Ahead of the Socialist Party's 2018 convention in Aubervilliers, Matthias Fekl publicly endorsed Olivier Faure as candidate for the party's leadership.