Olivia Grégoire Explained

Olivia Grégoire
Office:Minister Delegate for Small and Medium Enterprise, Trade, Craft and Tourism
President:Emmanuel Macron
Primeminister:Élisabeth Borne
Predecessor:Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne
Term Start:4 July 2022
Office2:Government Spokesperson
Term Start2:20 May 2022
Term End2:4 July 2022
President2:Emmanuel Macron
Primeminister2:Élisabeth Borne
Predecessor2:Gabriel Attal
Successor2:Olivier Véran
Office3:Secretary of State for Social Economy
President3:Emmanuel Macron
Primeminister3:Jean Castex
Predecessor3:Martine Pinville
Term Start3:27 July 2020
Term End3:20 May 2022
Office4:Member of the National Assembly
for Paris's 12th constituency
Term Start4:21 June 2017
Term End4:26 August 2020
Predecessor4:Philippe Goujon
Successor4:Marie Silin
Birth Date:30 September 1978
Birth Place:Paris, France
Party:Renaissance
Alma Mater:Paris Nanterre University
Sciences Po
ESSEC Business School

Olivia Grégoire (pronounced as /fr/; born 30 September 1978) is a French politician of Renaissance (RE)[1] who has been serving as Minister for Small and Medium Enterprises, Trade, Crafts and Tourism under President Emmanuel Macron since 2022.[2]

Grégoire previously served as Government Spokesperson in the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne (2022) and as Secretary of State for Social Economy in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex (2020–2022). She was a member of the National Assembly for the 12th constituency of Paris between 2017 and 2020.[3]

Early life and career

After a khâgne in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Grégoire gained a Licence in history from Paris Nanterre University in 1999. She graduated from Sciences Po in 2001, the same year as Emmanuel Macron, then completed a master's degree in marketing at ESSEC Business School in 2002.[4]

From 2002 to 2005, Grégoire worked for the press office of Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin, as well as from 2005 until 2007 as an adviser and strategist for Health Minister Xavier Bertrand.[5] [6] Between 2007 and 2014 she worked in communications and marketing for the multinational companies DDB Worldwide, Havas and Saint-Gobain, and for the government communications agency Etalab. She founded Olicare, a communications and strategy consultancy, in 2014.[6]

Political career

Grégoire joined Emmanuel Macron’s En Marche! movement in March 2016, a month before it was publicly launched, and was involved in designing the movement’s policies on health-care.[4] In the 2017 legislative elections she was elected with 56.36% of the vote, defeating Philippe Goujon of The Republicans.[7]

Within her parliamentary group, Grégoire was one of the spokespersons. She was also a member of the Finance Committee, a parliamentary committee that scrutinizes public spending.[8] At the beginning of the term, Grégoire and Valérie Oppelt launched an informal group of around 50 LREM members in support of strengthening entrepreneurship.[9]

She was re-elected to parliament in the 2022 French legislative election, but returned to government, and so was replaced by her substitute Fanta Berete.[10]

Political positions

In July 2019, Grégoire voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Victor Boiteau (20 May 2022), Changement dans la continuité: Darmanin, Le Maire, Attal… Ces ministres qui remettent ça dans le gouvernement Borne Libération.
  2. Elsa Freyssenet (4 July 2022), Olivia Grégoire, la couturée Les Echos.
  3. Web site: Elections législatives 2017 . 19 June 2017 . Ministry of the Interior . French.
  4. News: Macron Generation Sweeps Out French Old Guard Promising Change. Bloomberg . 19 June 2017. 28 June 2017. www.bloomberg.com.
  5. Web site: Législatives à Paris : un grain de sable macronien sur les terres de Philippe Goujon dans la 12e circonscription. 28 May 2017. 28 June 2017.
  6. Web site: UN PARCOURS - Olicare. 28 June 2017.
  7. Web site: Législatives 2017 : qui est Olivia Grégoire la nouvelle députée REM de Paris. 19 June 2017. 28 June 2017.
  8. Web site: Olivia GREGOIRE - La République En Marche !. En Marche !. 28 June 2017.
  9. Jean-Jérôme Bertolus (19 October 2017), Génération spontanée: Entreprise, CETA, Grand Paris... Les groupes informels de députés En Marche se multiplient L'Opinion.
  10. Web site: Mme Fanta Berete - Paris (12e circonscription) - Assemblée nationale . 2022-08-04 . www2.assemblee-nationale.fr.
  11. Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.