Frédéric Mion Explained

Frédéric Mion
Office:Director of Sciences Po
Term Start:2 April 2013
Term End:9 February 2021
Predecessor:Richard Descoings
Successor:Mathias Vicherat
Office2:Master of Requests of the Council of State
Term Start2:1999
Term End2:2019
Office3:Auditor of the Council of State
Term Start3:1996
Term End3:1999
Birth Date:30 August 1969
Birth Place:Montpellier, France
Nationality:French
Education:Lycée Henri-IV
Alma Mater:École normale supériere
Sciences Po
Princeton University
École nationale d'administration
Profession:Civil servant, lawyer

Frédéric Mion (in French pronounced as /fʁedeʁik mjɔ̃/; born 30 August 1969) is a French civil servant, and former director of Sciences Po. Formerly, he was Secretary-General of Canal+.[1]

Biography

Education

Student at the lycée du Mas de Tesse in Montpellier, where he was awarded the French Baccalauréat,[2] Mion went on to classes préparatoires at the Lycée Henri-IV, before integrating the École normale supérieure from which he graduated in 1988.[3] [4] Frédéric Mion then studied Public Affairs at Sciences Po, earning a Master's degree in 1992.[5] After a brief period at Princeton University, he joined the École nationale d'administration (ENA), from which he graduated first in his class of the promotion Victor-Schœlcher in 1996.

Office

In January 2021, it was revealed he knew about child abuse for 2 years before it was published in a book that brought it to international attention.[6] In February 2021, in light of new details emerging from the Duhamel affair, Mion resigned as Director of Sciences Po.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biographie de Frédéric Mion . L'Étudiant. 2 July 2018 . French.
  2. Web site: Le Montpelliérain Frédéric Mion reconduit à la tête de Sciences-Po Paris. lagazettedemontpellier.fr. 17 February 2018. French.
  3. Web site: L'annuaire a-Ulm. www.archicubes.ens.fr. 2017-12-16. French.
  4. Web site: Fac-similé JO du 15/11/1988, texte 4314 Legifrance. www.legifrance.gouv.fr. 2017-12-22. French.
  5. Web site: Actualité Alumni Sciences Po : Frédéric Mion, un nouveau directeur pour Sciences Po. www.sciences-po.asso.fr. 2017-12-16. French.
  6. Web site: 2021-01-07. Incest allegations against top political scientist rattle Paris establishment. 2021-02-09. POLITICO. en-US.
  7. Web site: Affaire Duhamel: Frédéric Mion démissionne de son poste de directeur de Sciences Po Paris. 2021-02-09. BFMTV. fr.