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Élisabeth Borne
Élisabeth Borne is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from May 2022 to January 2024, becoming the second woman to hold the position of Prime Minister and the first in 30 years. From December 2024 to October 2025, she served as the Minister of National Education, Higher Education and Research in the Bayrou government and first Lecornu government. She is a member of President…
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politics · Prime Minister of France from 2022 to 2024 · politician · engineer · official · ingénieurs et cadres techniques d'entreprise · also Élisabeth Borne, Elisabeth Borne, Madame 49.3, Borne
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2026· 1 entry
2025· 3 entries
The New York Times: Élisabeth Borne
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During an appearance on the parliamentary television channel LCP, Élisabeth Borne sparked reactions by stating that "we must start preparing very young, almost from preschool, to think about how [students] envision thems
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Career landmark: member of the French National Assembly (2025).
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2024· 5 entries
Awarded Commander of the Legion of Honour (2024).
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The Financial Times: French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne resigns
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Career landmark: member of the French National Assembly (2024–2024).
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Career landmark: member of the French National Assembly (2024–2025).
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Career landmark: French Education Minister (2024).
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2023· 1 entry
France 24: Élisabeth Borne will stay on as French PM despite fallout from pension unrest, riots
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2022· 9 entries
jpost.com: Élisabeth Borne: France's prime minister, Jewish political heavyweight
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Awarded Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit (2022).
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During an interview on France Bleu, Borne was questioned by a listener named Dolorès, a woman with a disability, who denounced the unfair method of calculating the Disabled Adults' Allowance (AAH)
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The Financial Times: Élisabeth Borne, a French technocrat with a political point to prove
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The Washington Post: Élisabeth Borne appointed as next prime minister of France
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novethic.fr: Élisabeth Borne, Première ministre, sera-t-elle la femme d’un second souffle ?
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The Guardian: Élisabeth Borne: a long-serving technocrat and ‘woman of the left’
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Career landmark: member of the French National Assembly (2022–2022).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of France (2022–2024).
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2021· 1 entry
Borne was admitted to hospital with COVID-19 in March 2021 and was administered oxygen.
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2020· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Labour (2020–2022).
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2019· 4 entries
Awarded Commander of the Order of Maritime Merit (2019).
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Borne was promoted to head the ministry of the ecological and inclusive transition
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Career landmark: Minister of Ecological and Solidary Transition (2019–2020).
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Borne opposed France's ratification of the European Union–Mercosur free trade agreement
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2017· 2 entries
To end a generous pension and benefits system for SNCF railway workers
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Career landmark: Minister for Transport (2017–2019).
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2016· 1 entry
Awarded Officer of the National Order of Merit (2016).
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2015· 1 entry
Career landmark: président-directeur général (2015–2017).
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2014· 1 entry
Appointed Borne as her chief of staff (directrice de cabinet)
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2013· 3 entries
Awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour (2013).
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Borne was appointed Prefect of the department Vienne and the region of Poitou-Charentes, the first woman to occupy that position
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Career landmark: Prefect of Vienne (2013–2014).
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2008· 1 entry
Awarded Knight of the National Order of Merit (2008).
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2002· 1 entry
Borne became a strategy director and member of the executive committee at the state-owned railway company SNCF, before joining the public works construction company Eiffage as concessions manager in 2007
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1997· 1 entry
Prime minister Jospin appointed her as his advisor for urban planning, housing and transport
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1986· 1 entry
Obtained her Diplôme d'Ingénieur in civil engineering from the École nationale des ponts et chaussées (National School of Road and Bridge Engineering) and one year later a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from
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1981· 1 entry
Studied at École polytechnique (1981).
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1961· 1 entry
Born 1961-04-18.
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1950· 1 entry
And changed the family name to "Borne"
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1943· 1 entry
Was arrested by the Gestapo in Grenoble, where he was part of the French resistance and deported to Auschwitz German concentration camp
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