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Sébastien Lecornu
Sébastien Lecornu, born in 1986, is a French politician of Renaissance and Prime Minister since September 2025.
- Born
- 1986 (40 years), Eaubonne
- Party
- Renaissance
- Office
- Prime Minister of France 2025–
Member of the departmental council of Eure 2015– - Education
- Panthéon-Assas University Paris
- Website
- defense.gouv.fr
Centre-right · Where sources place this person
Wikipedia: self-described "fundamentally right-wing", Gaullist (Renaissance)
Ideology: Gaullism, liberal conservatism, pro-Europeanism
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He was Minister of the Armed Forces from 2022 to 2025. He is named in the race on whether he will announce a candidacy for the 2027 French presidential election in 2026, which he has denied.
Career
Lecornu joined Renaissance in 2017 after leaving The Republicans. He was Secretary of State for Ecological Transition in 2017–2018, Minister for Local Authorities in 2018–2020, Minister of the Overseas in 2020–2022 and Minister of the Armed Forces in 2022–2025. Appointed Prime Minister on 9 September 2025, he presented a cabinet on 6 October 2025 and resigned hours later, stayed on as caretaker and was reappointed on 10 October.
- Prime Minister of France 2025–
- Member of the departmental council of Eure 2015–
- Minister of the Armed Forces 2022–2025
- Minister for Overseas France 2020–2022
- Mayor of Vernon, Eure 2014–2015
Positions
Wikipedia quotes him describing himself as rather Gaullist, Séguinist and fundamentally right-wing while supporting European integration. He opposes same-sex marriage and traditionally defends hunting rights. In a Le Parisien interview of 29 August 2026 he again said he is not a candidate for 2027, as reported by Sud Radio and LCP.
Summarised automatically from the linked sources. Wikipedia · LCP
Photo: U.S. Secretary of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
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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% |
| David Lisnard | Centre-right | 57 | 13% |
| Jean-Luc Mélenchon | Left | 75 | 13% |
| 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% |
| Sébastien Lecornu | Centre-right | 40 | <1% |