Sylvie Retailleau
Sylvie Retailleau (née Galdin; born 24 February 1965) is a French physicist and politician who has been serving as Minister of Higher Education in the government of successive Prime Ministers Élisabeth Borne and Gabriel Attal since 20 May 2022.[1] She served as president of Paris-Sud University from 2016 to 2022.
Sylvie Retailleau | |||||||||
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Retailleau in 2018 | |||||||||
| Minister of Higher Education and Research | |||||||||
| Assumed office 20 May 2022 | |||||||||
| Prime Minister | Élisabeth Borne Gabriel Attal | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Frédérique Vidal | ||||||||
| President of the Paris-Saclay University | |||||||||
| In office 2 March 2020 – 20 May 2022 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Françoise Moulin Civil | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Estelle Iacona | ||||||||
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| Born | Sylvie Galdin 24 February 1965 Nice, France | ||||||||
| Political party | Independent | ||||||||
| Alma mater | École Normale Supérieure de Cachan Paris-Sud 11 University | ||||||||
| Profession | Physicist | ||||||||
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Early life and education
Retailleau was born on 24 February 1965 in Nice, as Sylvie Valérie Galdin.[2]
Career
On 1 December 2022, Retailleau was among the guests invited to the state dinner hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden in honor of President Emmanuel Macron at the White House.[3]
In October 2023, Retailleau participated in the first joint cabinet retreat of the German and French governments in Hamburg, chaired by Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Macron.[4][5]
In December 2023, Retailleau considered to resign from government after the latter had proposed controversial new legislation on France's immigration rules, but her request was refused by President Macron.[6]
References
- Monod, Olivier. "Avec Sylvie Retailleau, le ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche change de tête, pas de ligne". Libération (in French). Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- "Sylvie Retailleau". Challenges.fr. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- Aishvarya Kavi (1 December 2022), The Full Guest List for the State Dinner New York Times.
- Sarah Marsh and Andreas Rinke (9 October 2023), Germany, France hold unprecedented cabinet retreat to oil creaky EU motor Reuters.
- Erste deutsch-französische Kabinettsklausur: Zukunftsfragen und Weltpolitik diskutiert Cabinet of Germany, press release of 10 October 2023.
- Loi « immigration » : la ministre de l’enseignement supérieur a présenté sa démission, qui a été « refusée », annonce son entourage Le Monde, 21 December 2023.