PERSON: Gabriel Attal

Government of France

Minister of Public Action and Accounts

Gabriel Attal (born 16 March 1989) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as Minister of Public Action and Accounts in the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne since 2022. He was the government spokesperson under President Emmanuel Macron from 2020 to 2022.<br> <br> Attal was born on 16 March 1989 in Clamart. He grew up in the 13th and 14th arrondissements of Paris with three sisters. His father was a lawyer and film producer and his mother worked as an employee of a film production company.<br> <br> Attal studied at the École alsacienne. His political activity started when he participated in the 2006 youth protests in France. From 2007 to 2013, he studied at Sciences Po. In his first year he created the support committee for Íngrid Betancourt and coordinated support for the Franco-Colombian hostage held by the FARC. He graduated from Sciences Po in 2012 with a Master of Public Affairs, and studied law at Panthéon-Assas University. In 2009–2010, he went on a mission to Éric de Chassey, director of Villa Medici.<br> <br> After an internship at the French National Assembly with Marisol Touraine during the presidential campaign, Gabriel Attal entered in 2012 the cabinet of the Minister of Health. Until 2017, he worked as an advisor in charge of relations with Parliament and as the Minister’s speechwriter.<br> <br> >> Wikipedia