Prisca Thevenot (née Balasubramanem; born 1 March 1985) is a French politician of Renaissance, who served in the Borne government as secretary of state for youth and the National Universal Service between July 2023 and January 2024,[1] then in the Attal government as deputy minister for democratic renewal and spokeswoman of the Government, between January and July 2024.[2]
Prisca Thevenot | |
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.jpg) Thevenot in 2023 | |
| Deputy Minister for Democratic Renewal Spokeswoman of the Government | |
| In office 11 January 2024 – 16 July 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Gabriel Attal |
| Preceded by | Olivier Véran |
| Succeeded by | Maud Bregeon |
| Secretary of State for Youth and the National Universal Service | |
| In office 20 July 2023 – 11 January 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Élisabeth Borne |
| Minister | Gabriel Attal |
| Preceded by | Sarah El Haïry |
| Member of the National Assembly for Hauts-de-Seine's 8th constituency | |
| In office 22 June 2022 – 20 August 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Jacques Maire |
| Succeeded by | Virginie Lanlo |
| Member of the Regional Council of Île-de-France | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2021 | |
| President | Valérie Pécresse |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Prisca Balasubramanem 1 March 1985 Strasbourg, France |
| Political party | Renaissance |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Emlyon Business School |
Thevenot previously served as spokesperson for the party, then named La République en marche, from November 2020. She was elected deputy for Hauts-de-Seine's 8th constituency in the 2022 legislative election.
Early life and education
editThevenot was born in Strasbourg to Mauritian parents who settled in France at the end of the 1970s to pursue university studies. In 1987, the family moved to the Paris region.
She completed a classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles at Lycée Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, and continued her studies at the EM Lyon Business School, from which she graduated in 2009.[3]
Political career
editIn the 2017 legislative election, Prisca Thevenot contested Seine-Saint-Denis's 4th constituency, but was defeated by incumbent communist member Marie-George Buffet.[4]
In November 2020, Thevenot was appointed spokeswoman for Emmanuel Macron’s party, La République en marche (LaREM), jointly with Maud Bregeon.[5]
In the June 2021 regional election, she was elected to the Regional Council of Île-de-France for Seine-Saint-Denis, on the list led by Laurent Saint-Martin.[6]
In the 2022 legislative election, Thevenot ran in Hauts-de-Seine's 8th constituency for LaREM’s Together coalition. She won the most votes in the first round, and was elected deputy in the second round with 65,75% of the votes cast, against Annie Larroque Comoy (LFI - NUPES).[7][8] She became a member of the Social Affairs Committee in the National Assembly.[9]
In July 2023, Thevenot was appointed secretary of state for youth and the National Universal Service in the Borne government, a junior position jointly under the minister of the armed forces and the minister of national education and youth.[1]
In the Attal government formed in January 2024, she became deputy minister for democratic renewal and spokeswoman of the Government.[2][10][11]
In April 2024, eight members of her team resigned. Six of them spoke to the newspaper Le Monde to complain of repeated moral harassment and humiliation.[12]
On 3 July 2024, while Thevenot and a supporter were putting up campaign posters for the 2024 French legislative election in Meudon, they were attacked by a gang of youths.[13] The attack was premeditated.[14] Several suspects were arrested.[15] Thevenot’s deputy and a supporter were hospitalized, the latter with a broken jaw.[16]
Personal life
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Guillou, Clément (20 July 2023). "Remaniement : Prisca Thevenot nommée secrétaire d'Etat à la jeunesse et au service national universel". Le Monde (in French). Paris. ISSN 0395-2037.
- ^ a b Alexandre, Lucie (11 January 2024). "Gouvernement Attal : Prisca Thevenot, une marcheuse de la première heure en porte-parole". Libération (in French). Paris. ISSN 0335-1793.
- ^ "Législatives : vos nouveaux députés" (in French). Meudon: Ville de Meudon. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Née de parents mauriciens, elle est candidate aux législatives françaises". L’Express (in French). Baie du Tombeau. 27 May 2017. ISSN 1022-4408.
- ^ Le Drollec, Alexandre (23 November 2020). "LREM désigne deux nouvelles porte-parole". L'Obs (in French). Paris. ISSN 0029-4713.
- ^ "Résultats des élections régionales 2021" (in French). Paris: Ministère de l’Intérieur. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Les résultats du second tour des élections législatives dans la 8e circonscription des Hauts-de-Seine". Le Monde (in French). Paris. 19 June 2022. ISSN 0395-2037. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Élections législatives 2022" (in French). Paris: Ministère de l’Intérieur. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Composition de la commission des affaires sociales" (in French). Paris: National Assembly. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ Décret du 11 janvier 2024 relatif à la composition du Gouvernement, retrieved 15 March 2024
- ^ "Remaniement: Prisca Thevenot nommée porte-parole du gouvernement Attal". BFMTV (in French). Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Gouvernement : tensions sur le cas de Prisca Thevenot, après une série de démissions". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Agression de Prisca Thevenot, législatives, mort de Naomi Musenga : les infos à retenir ce midi". Le Parisien (in French). 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
un homme aurait arraché une affiche en criant : « Sur le Coran, appelle tout le monde », avant de revenir accompagné « d'une vingtaine d'individus »
- ^ William Molinié (4 July 2024). "«Sur le Coran, appelle tout le monde» : le récit de l'agression de Prisca Thevenot à Meudon". Europe 1 (in French). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
L'agression a très certainement été préméditée
- ^ "France's government spokesperson is attacked on the campaign trail, days before decisive election". Associated Press. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ Juliette Vignaud (4 July 2024). "Ce que l'on sait de l'agression de la porte-parole du gouvernement, Prisca Thévenot, et de son équipe". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
Virginie Lanlo, par ailleurs élue de Meudon et députée depuis la nomination de Prisca Thévenot au gouvernement, souffre d'une plaie au bras. Le militant, lui, a eu une fracture de la mâchoire
- ^ "Mme Prisca Thevenot" (in French). Paris: Région Île-de-France. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "France : Prisca Thevenot, La Mauricienne de 37 Ans sera candidat pour les législatives". Le Matinal (in French). Quatre Bornes. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
External links
edit- Prisca Thevenot on the Government of France portal (in French)