François-Noël Buffet | |
Office: | Minister of the Overseas |
President: | Emmanuel Macron |
Primeminister: | Michel Barnier |
Predecessor: | Marie Guévenoux |
Term Start: | 21 September 2024 |
Office1: | Senator for Rhône |
Term Start1: | 1 October 2004 |
Office2: | Mayor of Oullins |
Term Start2: | 23 October 1997 |
Term End2: | 23 October 2017 |
Predecessor2: | Michel Terrot |
Successor2: | Clotilde Pouzergue |
Birth Date: | 28 August 1963 |
Birth Place: | Lyon, France |
Profession: | Lawyer |
François-Noël Buffet (born 28 August 1963) is a French politician who has served as a Senator for Rhône since 2004. A member of The Republicans (LR),[1] he has also served as a metropolitan councillor of Lyon since 2015.[2]
Buffet, who first entered the municipal council of Oullins in 1990, became Deputy Mayor of Oullins in 1995 under the mayorship of Michel Terrot. He served as Mayor of Oullins from 1997 to 2017. He was appointed Minister of the Overseas on 21 September 2024.[3]