Guillaume Kasbarian
Guillaume Kasbarian | |
|---|---|
 Kasbarian in 2017 | |
| Minister of Civil Service, Streamlining, and Public Sector Transformation | |
| Assumed office 21 September 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Michel Barnier |
| Preceded by | Stanislas Guerini |
| Minister Delegate for Housing | |
| In office 8 February 2024 – 21 September 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Gabriel Attal |
| Preceded by | Patrice Vergriete |
| Member of the National Assembly for Eure-et-Loir's 1st constituency | |
| In office 21 June 2017 – 8 March 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Pierre Gorges |
| Succeeded by | Véronique de Montchalin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 February 1987 Marseille, France |
| Political party | Renaissance |
| Alma mater | ESSEC Business School |
| Occupation | Manager in a strategy consulting company |
Guillaume Kasbarian (French pronunciation: [ɡijom kasbaʁjɑ̃]; born 28 February 1987) is a French business consultant and politician of Renaissance (RE, formerly La République En Marche!)[1] who has served as Minister Delegate for Housing in the government of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal since 8 February 2024.[2]
From 2017 to 2024, Kasbarian represented the 1st constituency of the Eure-et-Loir department in the National Assembly.[3]
Education and early career
[edit]The son of two civil servants of Armenian descent,[1] Kasbarian graduated from the ESSEC Business School in 2010. He subsequently worked as a consultant in a Parisian strategy consulting firm.[4]
Political career
[edit]Early beginnings
[edit]Kasbarian was the local representative of En Marche! for Eure-et-Loir from December 2016 to June 2017.
Member of the National Assembly, 2017–2024
[edit]Kasbarian was elected deputy of the 1st constituency of Eure-et-Loir on 18 June 2017, after his victory over Franck Masselus in the second round of legislative elections.
In parliament, Kasbarian served as member of the Committee on Economic Affairs from 2017; he became the committee’s chair after the 2022 legislative elections. In addition to his committee assignments, he was part of the parliamentary friendship groups with Armenia and South Africa.[5]
From November 2017, Kasbarian was part of LREM's executive board under the leadership of the party's successive chairmen Christophe Castaner and Stanislas Guerini.[6]
Political positions
[edit]In July 2019, Kasbarian voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union's Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Ingrid Melander (3 July 2014), Rookie French lawmaker reaches out from fortune-teller's van Reuters.
- ^ Claire Ané and Véronique Chocron (9 February 2024), Guillaume Kasbarian, l’homme de la loi « antisquat », nommé ministre du logement Le Monde.
- ^ "Elections législatives 2017". Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ Hélène Bonnet (13 May 2017). "Guillaume Kasbarian (EM!) candidat dans la circonscription de Chartres "pour servir"" (in French). L'Écho républicain. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ Guillaume Kasbarian, French National Assembly.
- ^ Le Conseil de La République En Marche ! Archived 31 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine La République En Marche!, press release of 16 October 2017.
- ^ Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
- Deputies of Eure-et-Loir
- Renaissance (French political party) politicians
- Politicians from Marseille
- French people of Armenian descent
- ESSEC Business School alumni
- Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic