Back برونو ريتايو Arabic برونو ريتايلايو ARZ Bruno Retailleau German Bruno Retailleau Esperanto Bruno Retailleau Spanish برونو رتایو Persian Bruno Retailleau French Bruno Retailleau Italian Bruno Retailleau Dutch Bruno Retailleau Polish
Bruno Retailleau | |
|---|---|
 Retailleau in 2019 | |
| Minister of State | |
| Assumed office 23 December 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | François Bayrou |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| Assumed office 21 September 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Michel Barnier François Bayrou |
| Preceded by | Gérald Darmanin |
| President of The Republicans group in the Senate | |
| In office 7 October 2014 – 30 September 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Claude Gaudin |
| Succeeded by | Mathieu Darnaud |
| Senator for Vendée | |
| In office 1 October 2004 – 1 October 2024 | |
| President of the Regional Council of Pays de la Loire | |
| In office 18 December 2015 – 13 September 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Jacques Auxiette |
| Succeeded by | Christelle Morançais |
| President of the General Council of Vendée | |
| In office 30 November 2010 – 1 April 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Philippe de Villiers |
| Succeeded by | Yves Auvinet |
| Member of the National Assembly for Vendée's 4th constituency | |
| In office 26 November 1994 – 12 June 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Philippe de Villiers |
| Succeeded by | Philippe de Villiers |
| General councillor of Vendée for the canton of Mortagne-sur-Sèvre | |
| In office 3 October 1988 – 1 April 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Gérard Brosset |
| Succeeded by | Cécile Barreau Guillaume Jean |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bruno Daniel Marie Paul Retailleau 20 November 1960 Cholet, France |
| Political party | The Republicans (2015–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Movement for France (1994–2010) Independent (2010–2012) Union for a Popular Movement (2012–2015) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Nantes Sciences Po |
Bruno Daniel Marie Paul Retailleau (French pronunciation: [bʁyno danjɛl maʁi pɔl ʁətajo]; born 20 November 1960) is a French politician who was appointed Minister of the Interior in the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier on 21 September 2024. He retained the office the following 23 December in the government of François Bayrou with the senior title of Minister of State.
Retailleau represented the Vendée department in the National Assembly from 1994 to 1997 as Philippe de Villiers's substitute and in the Senate from 2004 to 2024. He presided over the Senate Republicans from 2014 to 2024. He also served as President of the General Council of Vendée from 2010 to 2015 and President of the Regional Council of Pays de la Loire from 2015 until 2017.
Following his appointment to the Barnier government, Retailleau was called its most influential figure.[1][2] He swiftly announced a series of measures to "re-establish order" in France,[3] which were met with massive popular support and bolstered his position.[4][5] After the fall of the Barnier government and during the formation of the Bayrou government, Retailleau was "at the heart of the political equation".[6]
Ideologically, Retailleau is on the right's hard, conservative and traditionalist wing.[7] He has been vocal on the topic of immigration, denouncing "the French of paper" ("les Français de papier"),[7] French citizens of foreign origin who lack integration, as well as that France has been "dispossessed of the control" of its borders in contemporary history.[8] Ahead of his appointment as Interior Minister, he called for "less immigration, more security".[9]
- ^ Corinne Lhaïk (21 September 2024). "Gouvernement : comment Bruno Retailleau, seul poids lourd de l'équipe Barnier, a décroché Beauvau". L'Opinion (in French).
- ^ ""Il va y aller franco" : qui est le ministre de l'Intérieur Bruno Retailleau, seul véritable poids lourd du gouvernement Barnier ?". Midi Libre (in French). 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Gouvernement Barnier : Bruno Retailleau martèle son intention de «rétablir l'ordre» comme priorité numéro une". Le Figaro (in French). 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Les trois-quarts des Français approuvent les mesures proposées par Bruno Retailleau". Odoxa (in French). 26 September 2024.
- ^ Robin D'Angelo; Alexandre Pedro (10 December 2024). "Comment Bruno Retailleau s'est rendu « incontournable » Place Beauvau, même pour les macronistes". Le Monde.fr (in French).
- ^ Cécile Cornudet (18 December 2024). "Bruno Retailleau : ni avec lui, ni sans lui". Les Echos.fr (in French).
- ^ a b Maurice Szafran (22 September 2024). "Cette fois, le macronisme a vraiment disparu". Challenges.fr (in French).
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