Marie-Claire Carrère-Gée

Marie-Claire Carrère-Gée (French pronunciation: [maʁiklɛːʁ kaʁɛʁʒe]; born 23 March 1963) is a French senior civil servant and politician. A member of The Republicans (LR), she has served as Minister Delegate for Government Coordination, a newly-created portfolio, in the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier since 21 September 2024. Prior to her appointment to the government, she briefly represented Paris in the Senate (2023–2024).

Marie-Claire Carrère-Gée
Carrère-Gée in 2020
Minister Delegate for Government Coordination
Assumed office
21 September 2024
Prime MinisterMichel Barnier
Preceded byOffice established
Senator for Paris
In office
2 October 2023 – 21 October 2024
Succeeded byJean-Baptiste Olivier
Member of the Regional Council of Île-de-France
In office
2 July 2021 – 10 October 2023
In office
2 April 2004 – 26 March 2010
Councillor of Paris
Assumed office
25 August 2018
Constituency14th arrondissement
In office
18 March 2008 – 30 March 2014
Constituency14th arrondissement
Personal details
Born (1963-03-23) 23 March 1963 (age 61)
Pau, France
Political partyThe Republicans (2015–present)
Other political
affiliations
Rally for the Republic (until 2002)
Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015)
Alma materInstitut d'études politiques de Bordeaux
OccupationCivil servant

Career

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A native of Pau, her family is originally from Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pyrénées-Atlantiques nearby.[1]

In 2002, Carrère-Gée was appointed the social affairs adviser to President Jacques Chirac. From 2006 to 2007, she served as Deputy Secretary General of the Élysée.

In 2004, she was elected for one six-year term to the Regional Council of Île-de-France. She was elected again in 2021, holding a seat until her resignation in 2023 following her election to the Senate. She has also been a member of the Council of Paris since 2018, having previously served from 2008 to 2014.[2]

In the 2022 legislative election, she was a candidate in Paris's 11th constituency, covering parts of the 6th and 14th arrondissements, earning 12.2% of the first-round vote. In 2023, Carrère-Gée was elected to the Senate for Paris.[3]

In 2024, she was appointed to the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier with the title of minister delegate, tasked with government coordination.[4][1]

Political positions

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Ahead of the 2017 presidential election, Carrère-Gée supported Alain Juppé in the 2016 The Republicans presidential primary.

Ahead of the 2022 presidential election, she supported Michel Barnier as The Republicans' candidate for President of France. She was his primary campaign manager for the 2021 The Republicans congress, at which he placed third.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Thibault Seurin (22 September 2024). "Une Béarnaise dans le gouvernement Barnier, qui est Marie-Claire Carrère-Gée ?". Sud Ouest (in French).
  2. ^ "Marie-Claire CARRERE-GEE". Paris.fr (in French).
  3. ^ "Mme Marie-Claire Carrère-Gée" (in French). Senate.
  4. ^ a b "Gouvernement Barnier : Marie-Claire Carrère-Gée, fidèle depuis 30 ans, à la coordination gouvernementale". Le Parisien (in French). 21 September 2024.