Agnès Pannier-Runacher (born 19 June 1974;

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''Agnès Runacher'') is a French business executive and politician of

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(LREM) who has been serving as Minister of Energy in the

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Élisabeth Borne Élisabeth Borne (; born 18 April 1961) is a French politician who has served as Prime Minister of France since May 2022. She is a member of President Emmanuel Macron's party Renaissance. A civil engineer, government official and manager of sta ...

since 2022. She previously was Secretary of State for Economy and Finance in the governments of successive

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Édouard Philippe Édouard Charles Philippe (; born 28 November 1970) is a French politician serving as Mayor of Le Havre since 2020, previously holding the office from 2010 to 2017. He was Prime Minister of France from 15 May 2017 to 3 July 2020 under President ...

and

Jean Castex Jean Castex (; born 25 June 1965) is a French politician who was the country's Prime Minister from 3 July 2020 to 16 May 2022. He was a member of The Republicans (LR) until 2020, when he joined La République En Marche! (LREM). Castex served fo ...

from 2018 to 2022.

Early life and education

Pannier-Runacher was born as the daughter of a top executive at oil company Perenco. She is a graduate of

HEC Paris HEC Paris (french: École des hautes études commerciales de Paris) is a business school, and one of the most prestigious and selective grandes écoles, located in Jouy-en-Josas, France. HEC offers Master in Management, MSc International Fi ...

(1995),

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and the

École nationale d'administration The École nationale d'administration (generally referred to as ENA, en, National School of Administration) was a French ''grande école'', created in 1945 by President of France, President Charles de Gaulle and principal author of the Constitu ...

(ENA), where her classmates included

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Civil service career

Pannier-Runacher joined the

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in 2000. She first worked at the

Inspection générale des finances An inspection is, most generally, an organized examination or formal evaluation exercise. In engineering activities inspection involves the measurements, tests, and gauges applied to certain characteristics in regard to an object or activity ...

and then joined the Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris in a managerial role from 2003 to 2006. In 2006 she joined the

Caisse des dépôts et consignations The Caisse des dépôts et consignations (CDC; ) is a French public sector financial institution created in 1816, and part of the government institutions under the control of the Parliament. Often described as the "investment arm" of the French ...

as deputy director in charge of strategy and finances. In 2009 she became executive director of the Strategic Investment Fund.

Business career

Pannier-Runacher joined the private company

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in 2011. In 2013 she became deputy director at the

Compagnie des Alpes Compagnie des Alpes () is a French company created in 1989 to operate many ski resorts in Europe. Compagnie des Alpes is a part of Caisse des dépôts et consignations. History Compagnie des Alpes was first established in 1989 as a ski resort ...

in charge of development and performance of skiing and leisure centers.

Political career

Pannier-Runacher was an early supporter of

Emmanuel Macron Emmanuel Macron (; born 21 December 1977) is a French politician who has served as President of France since 2017. ''Ex officio'', he is also one of the two Co-Princes of Andorra. Prior to his presidency, Macron served as Minister of Econ ...

during the

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and is a member of the

party. Pannier-Runacher was appointed as Secretary of State for Economy and Finance, serving under the leadership of minister

Bruno Le Maire Bruno Le Maire (; born 15 April 1969) is a French politician and former diplomat who has served as Minister of the Economy and Finance since 2017 under President Emmanuel Macron. A former member of The Republicans (LR), which he left in 2017 to ...

, on 16 October 2018. At the time of her appointment, she was the highest-paid official to join the government. Early in her tenure, Pannier-Runacher oversaw the 2.8 billion euros auction of 5G frequencies conducted by French regulator ARCEP in October 2020. During the

COVID-19 pandemic in France The COVID-19 pandemic in France has resulted in confirmed cases of COVID-19 and deaths. The virus was confirmed to have reached France on 24 January 2020, when the first COVID-19 case in both Europe and France was identified in Bordeaux. Th ...

, Pannier-Runacher was put in charge of organizing and reinforcing the production and supply of materials for health care personnel and institutions, such as respirators,

personal protective equipment Personal protective equipment (PPE) is protective clothing, helmets, goggles, or other garments or equipment designed to protect the wearer's body from injury or infection. The hazards addressed by protective equipment include physical, elec ...

and swabs. She also oversaw the ramp-up of the production of face masks in France. Pannier-Runacher was a candidate in the 16th arrondissement of Paris in the 2020 municipal elections but was ultimately defeated. In early 2021, she announced her candidacy in that year's

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for the

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. In January 2022, Pannier-Runacher and Élisabeth Moreno jointly published a book on

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Other activities

* Elis, Independent Member of the Board of Directors (2014–2018) *

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, Independent Member of the Board of Directors (2009–2018)

Personal life

Pannier-Runacher is in a relationship with

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, a former

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MP and longtime Macron supporter. She has three children. In 2021, Pannier-Runacher moved to

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, into a property rented by Bays from an estate company controlled by heirs of the late

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since 2017.Elisa Braun and Alexandre Léchenet (10 November 2022)
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pannier-Runacher, Agnes 1974 births Living people La République En Marche! politicians HEC Paris alumni Sciences Po alumni École nationale d'administration alumni Inspection générale des finances (France) 21st-century French women politicians Politicians from Paris Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite Members of the Borne government