Marie-Claire Carrère-Gée Explained

Marie-Claire Carrère-Gée
Office:Minister Delegate for Government Coordination
Primeminister:Michel Barnier
Term Start:21 September 2024
Predecessor:Office established
Office1:Senator for Paris
Term Start1:2 October 2023
Term End1:21 October 2024
Successor1:Jean-Baptiste Olivier
Office2:Member of the
Term Start2:2 July 2021
Term End2:10 October 2023
Term Start3:2 April 2004
Term End3:26 March 2010
Office4:Councillor of Paris
Term Start4:25 August 2018
Constituency4:14th arrondissement
Term Start5:18 March 2008
Term End5:30 March 2014
Constituency5:14th arrondissement
Party:The Republicans (2015–present)
Otherparty:Rally for the Republic (until 2002)
Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015)
Birth Date: df=yes 23 March 1963
Birth Place:Pau, France
Alma Mater:Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux
Occupation:Civil servant

Marie-Claire Carrère-Gée (pronounced as /fr/; born 23 March 1963) is a French senior civil servant and politician. A member of The Republicans (LR), she has served as Minister Delegate for Government Coordination, a newly-created portfolio, in the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier since 21 September 2024. Prior to her appointment to the government, she briefly represented Paris in the Senate (2023–2024).

Career

A native of Pau, her family is originally from Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pyrénées-Atlantiques nearby.

In 2002, Carrère-Gée was appointed the social affairs adviser to President Jacques Chirac. From 2006 to 2007, she served as Deputy Secretary General of the Élysée.

In 2004, she was elected for one six-year term to the Regional Council of Île-de-France. She was elected again in 2021, holding a seat until her resignation in 2023 following her election to the Senate. She has also been a member of the Council of Paris since 2018, having previously served from 2008 to 2014.[1]

In the 2022 legislative election, she was a candidate in Paris's 11th constituency, covering parts of the 6th and 14th arrondissements, earning 12.2% of the first-round vote. In 2023, Carrère-Gée was elected to the Senate for Paris.[2]

In 2024, she was appointed to the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier with the title of minister delegate, tasked with government coordination.[3] [4]

Political positions

Ahead of the 2017 presidential election, Carrère-Gée supported Alain Juppé in the 2016 The Republicans presidential primary.

Ahead of the 2022 presidential election, she supported Michel Barnier as The Republicans' candidate for President of France. She was his primary campaign manager for the 2021 The Republicans congress, at which he placed third.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marie-Claire CARRERE-GEE. Paris.fr. fr.
  2. Web site: Mme Marie-Claire Carrère-Gée. Senate. fr.
  3. Web site: Gouvernement Barnier : Marie-Claire Carrère-Gée, fidèle depuis 30 ans, à la coordination gouvernementale. Le Parisien. 21 September 2024. fr.
  4. Web site: Une Béarnaise dans le gouvernement Barnier, qui est Marie-Claire Carrère-Gée ?. Sud Ouest. 22 September 2024. fr. Thibault Seurin.