Biography
Son of a medical secretary and a technician in the aeronautics industry, Sébastien Lecornu studied law at Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University.
From 2008 to 2012, he is an advisor to the Junior Minister for European Affairs, then to the Minister for Agriculture, Bruno Le Maire.
In 2014, he is elected mayor of Vernon, then President of the Departmental Council of Eure (2015). He is re-elected at the municipal elections in March 2020, Departmental Advisor in June 2021, and once again appointed as President of the Departmental Council of Eure in July 2021.
Elected Senator in September 2020, Sébastien Lecornu decides not to sit on the Senate to comply with the law on the non-accumulation of mandates, and to continue to carry out his ministerial duties.
On 21 June 2017, Sébastien Lecornu is appointed Junior Minister to the Minister of State for Ecological Transition and Solidarity in the government of Édouard Philippe.
In 2018, he is appointed Minister Delegate in charge of Territorial Communities. He then co-leads the Great National Debate, which is held at the initiative of the President of the Republic early 2019 in response to the social crisis in autumn 2018.
In July 2020, he is appointed Minister for the Overseas Territories in the government of Jean Castex.
In this role, he oversees the management of the health crisis in the 12 French overseas territories spread across the three oceans. He also accompanies the end of the Noumea Accord by organising the last two consultations for New Caledonia’s accession to full sovereignty.
Since 20 May 2022, he is Minister for the Armed Forces.
Sébastien Lecornu is also Reserve Colonel in the National Gendarmerie.
Decorations:
- Knight of Agricultural Merit
- Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters as President of the Museum of the impressionisms in
Giverny - National Defence Medal, national gendarmerie clasp bronze level (2015)
- Silver Medal of Voluntary Military Services (awarded exceptionally in 2017)
- Gold Medal of Honour for Overseas Commitment in France
- Grand Officer of the National Order of the Cedar of Lebanon
- Commander of the Order of the Lion (Senegal)
- Commander of the Order of the Star of Moheli (Comores)
- First Class Order of Zayed II (United Arab Emirates)
- Medal of the Order of Merit 2nd class (Ukraine)
- Knight of the Order of Saint Charles (Monaco)
- Commander first Class of the Royal Order of the Polar Star (Sweden)
- Grand Commander‘s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Commander first class of the Order of the Dannebrog (Denmark)
Official photo
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