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Jean Castex
Jean Castex, born in 1965, is a French senior civil servant and politician.
- Born
- 1965 (61 years), Vic-Fezensac
- Party
- Independent
- Office
- Member of the departmental council of Pyrénées-Orientales 2015–
- Education
- Paris Institute of Political Studies, École nationale d'administration
Centre-right · Where sources place this person
Wikipedia: socially conservative, centre-right on economics
Ideology: conservatism, liberal conservatism
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He was Prime Minister of France from 2020 to 2022, mayor of Prades from 2008 to 2020, and president of RATP from 2022 to 2025. He has chaired the state railway SNCF since November 2025. He is named among the possible contenders in the race on who will announce a 2027 presidential run in 2026.
Career
Castex was mayor of Prades from 2008 to 2020 and a regional councillor of Languedoc-Roussillon from 2010 to 2015. He was deputy secretary-general at the Élysée under Nicolas Sarkozy from 2011 to 2012 and in 2017 became the interministerial delegate for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. He coordinated the easing of the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 and was Prime Minister from 2020 to 2022. He then led RATP (2022-2025) and became head of SNCF in November 2025.
- Member of the departmental council of Pyrénées-Orientales 2015–
- PDG of RATP 2022–2025
- Prime Minister of France 2020–2022
- Interdepartmental delegate for major sporting events 2018–2020
- Municipal councillor of Prades 2014–2020
- Mayor of Prades 2008–2020
- General secretary of prefecture of Vaucluse 1999–2001
Positions
Castex belonged to the UMP and then The Republicans (2015-2020) and is now independent, according to Wikipedia. It describes him as socially conservative and centre-right on the economy.
Summarised automatically from the linked sources. Wikipedia
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French Presidential Election 2027
| Outcome | Left – Right | Age | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Le Pen | Far right | 58 | 43% |
| Édouard Philippe | Centre-right | 55 | 18% |
| Jean-Luc Mélenchon | Left | 75 | 13% |
| David Lisnard | Centre-right | 57 | 12% |
| François Hollande | Centre-left | 72 | 3% |
| Gabriel Attal | Centre | 37 | 3% |
| Bruno Retailleau | Centre-right | 65 | 1% |
| Raphaël Glucksmann | Centre-left | 46 | 1% |
| Sarah Knafo | Far right | 33 | 1% |
| Éric Zemmour | Far right | 68 | 1% |
| Jordan Bardella | Far right | 31 | 1% |
| Jean Castex | Centre-right | 61 | <1% |