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Gabriel Attal
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Attal in 2023
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| General Secretary of Renaissance | |
| Assumed office 8 December 2024 |
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| Preceded by | Stéphane Séjourné |
| President of the Renaissance group in the National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 5 September 2024 |
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| Preceded by | Sylvain Maillard |
| Prime Minister of France | |
| In office 9 January 2024 – 5 September 2024 |
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| President | Emmanuel Macron |
| Preceded by | Élisabeth Borne |
| Succeeded by | Michel Barnier |
| Minister of National Education and Youth | |
| In office 20 July 2023 – 9 January 2024 |
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| Prime Minister | Élisabeth Borne |
| Preceded by | Pap Ndiaye |
| Succeeded by | Amélie Oudéa-Castéra |
| Minister of Public Action and Accounts | |
| In office 20 May 2022 – 20 July 2023 |
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| Prime Minister | Élisabeth Borne |
| Preceded by | Olivier Dussopt |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Cazenave |
| Spokesperson of the Government | |
| In office 6 July 2020 – 20 May 2022 |
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| Prime Minister | Jean Castex |
| Preceded by | Sibeth Ndiaye |
| Succeeded by | Olivia Grégoire |
| Secretary of State to the Minister of National Education and Youth | |
| In office 16 October 2018 – 6 July 2020 |
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| Prime Minister | Édouard Philippe |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Sarah El Haïry |
| Spokesperson of La République En Marche! | |
| In office 4 January 2018 – 16 October 2018 |
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| Preceded by | Benjamin Griveaux |
| Succeeded by | Laetitia Avia |
| Member of the National Assembly for Hauts-de-Seine's 10th constituency |
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| Assumed office 8 July 2024 |
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| Preceded by | Claire Guichard |
| In office 22 June 2022 – 22 July 2022 |
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| Preceded by | Florence Provendier |
| Succeeded by | Claire Guichard |
| In office 21 June 2017 – 16 November 2018 |
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| Preceded by | André Santini |
| Succeeded by | Florence Provendier |
| Member of the Vanves City Council | |
| Assumed office 30 March 2014 |
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Gabriel Nissim Attal
16 March 1989 Clamart, France |
| Political party | Renaissance (since 2016) |
| Other political affiliations |
Socialist Party (2006–2016) |
| Education | École alsacienne |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po |
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Gabriel Nissim Attal (born 16 March 1989) is a French politician. He served as the Prime Minister of France from January to September 2024. As a member of the Renaissance party, Attal quickly became important in politics. He was elected to the National Assembly in June 2017. He became a junior minister in 2018, making him the youngest person to serve in the Government of France. Later, he was the government spokesperson in 2020. He then became Minister of Public Action and Accounts in 2022, and Minister of National Education and Youth in 2023.
On 9 January 2024, French President Emmanuel Macron chose him to be prime minister. Gabriel Attal was 34 years old at the time.
In June 2024, President Macron decided to hold a new election for the National Assembly. This happened after his party did not do well in the European Parliament election. Attal led the main political group, called Ensemble, in this election. The election results meant no single party had a clear majority. On 7 July 2024, Attal said he would resign as Prime Minister. President Macron accepted his resignation on 16 July 2024. Attal continued to lead a temporary government until a new one was formed. On 5 September 2024, Michel Barnier became the new Prime Minister.
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Early Life and Education
Gabriel Attal was born on 16 March 1989 in Clamart, France. He grew up in Paris with his three sisters. His father, Yves Attal, was a lawyer and made films. His mother, Marie de Couriss, worked for a film company.
Attal went to École alsacienne, a private school in Paris. He finished school in 2007 with very good grades. He then studied law at Panthéon-Assas University from 2008 to 2011. In 2012, he earned a Master's degree in Public Affairs from Sciences Po. Sciences Po is a famous university in France known for political science. He also spent a year working at the French Academy in Rome.
His first political activity was joining youth protests in France in 2006. In 2007, he helped create a group to support Íngrid Betancourt. She was a French-Colombian hostage held by a group called FARC.
Political Journey
Starting in Politics
After working for Marisol Touraine during the 2012 presidential election, Attal worked for five years for the Minister of Health. His job involved talking to members of parliament and writing speeches.
In the 2014 local elections, Attal was elected as a city council member in Vanves. He was one of four members from the Socialist Party. He later became the leader of the opposition group in the city council.
Becoming a Member of the National Assembly
Attal was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017. The National Assembly is like the main parliament in France, where laws are made. He represented an area called Hauts-de-Seine's 10th constituency.
He quickly became known as a talented new member of parliament. He joined the Committee on Cultural and Education Affairs. Here, he helped organize his political group, La République En Marche!.
In December 2017, Attal helped write a new law about access to higher education. In January 2018, he became the chairperson of his party, La République En Marche!.
Serving as a Government Minister
On 16 October 2018, Attal was appointed as a Secrétaire d'État. This means he was a junior minister, working under the Minister of National Education and Youth, Jean-Michel Blanquer. At 29, he was the youngest person to be a government minister in France's Fifth Republic. He was in charge of youth issues and setting up a national service program for young people.
From 2020 to 2022, Attal was the government spokesperson under Prime Minister Jean Castex. This meant he was the official voice of the government. In May 2022, he became the Minister of Public Action and Accounts in the government led by Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne.
In July 2023, Attal was appointed Minister of National Education and Youth. He was 34 years old, making him the youngest person to hold this position in the Fifth Republic. In this role, he announced a ban on wearing abayas in French public schools. This decision was based on the "principle of secularism," which means keeping government and public institutions separate from religious influence. This rule already applied to other religious symbols like Christian crosses and Jewish Kippahs.
Becoming Prime Minister
After Prime Minister Borne resigned on 8 January 2024, Gabriel Attal was chosen to take her place. His appointment was announced on 9 January 2024. At 34, he became the youngest Prime Minister in France's history.
Because his party did not have a majority of seats in parliament, Attal formed a government that did not have a clear majority. This was the second time this happened during President Macron's time in office. Many people saw his cabinet (the group of top ministers) as leaning more towards conservative ideas.
When he first became Prime Minister, Attal was very popular in France. Some people even thought he might run for president in the 2027 election.
On 16 January 2024, Attal announced that he would not ask the National Assembly for a "vote of confidence." This is a vote where parliament shows it supports the government.
On 9 June 2024, President Macron called for a new election for the National Assembly. This was because his party had disappointing results in the European Parliament election. Even though Attal did not fully agree with this decision, he led his party's election campaign. In the first round of voting on 30 June, his party, Ensemble, came in third place. This was the worst result for a ruling party in a general election since 1870. Attal said the main goal was to stop the far-right party, National Rally, from getting a majority. He asked some Ensemble candidates to step down if they were in third place against the National Rally.
The second round of voting on 7 July showed Ensemble winning 168 seats. The left-wing alliance, New Popular Front, won 182 seats, and the National Rally won 143. The morning after the election, Attal offered his resignation to the president. President Macron refused it at first, asking him to stay to keep the country stable. Attal kept his own seat in the National Assembly.
On 13 July 2024, Attal was chosen to lead the Renaissance Party in the National Assembly. President Macron formally accepted Attal's resignation on 16 July 2024. However, he asked Attal to stay on as the head of a temporary government.
After Being Prime Minister
On 5 September 2024, President Macron appointed Michel Barnier as the new prime minister. The next day, Attal gave a speech where he said he was frustrated. He had only been in office for eight months, which was too little time to see his plans happen. After leaving the Prime Minister's office, he became the leader of President Macron's party in the National Assembly.
Personal Life
Gabriel Attal was baptized as a member of the Russian Orthodox Church. However, he considers himself an atheist, meaning he does not believe in God.
See also
In Spanish: Gabriel Attal para niños
- 2017 French legislative election
- List of Jewish heads of state and government
- List of state leaders by age#Youngest serving state leaders
- Second Philippe government
